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Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Career B (or your target career)

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

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Comparison table

MetricTeaching Assistants, PostsecondarySpecial Education Teachers, Secondary School
National median salary$42,910$74,260
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment164,090163,930
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Instructing, Speaking, Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary dashboardSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary School dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

79%

15 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

0

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Instructing+0.5 level
  • Learning Strategies+1.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Service Orientation+0.8 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Writing+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.8 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+0.8 level

Only in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

  • None