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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, Special Education

Career B (or your target career)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

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Comparison table

MetricTeaching Assistants, Special EducationCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
National median salaryNot published$65,030
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published16,870
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, MonitoringInstructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Related careersTraining and Development Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsTeaching Assistants, Special Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Teaching Assistants, Special Education dashboardCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

78%

14 of 18 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+1.0 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.6 level
  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Monitoring+0.8 level
  • Active Listening+0.6 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.7 level
  • Active Learning+1.1 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Persuasion—

Only in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Teaching Assistants, Special Education

  • None