Compare careers
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, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Teaching Assistants, Special Education | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $63,820 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 114,110 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring | Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
| Related careers | Training and Development Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education, Mechanical Engineers, Automotive Engineering Technicians, Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
14 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Active Listening+0.6 level
- Instructing+1.0 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Active Learning+1.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Writing+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Persuasion—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Negotiation
- Time Management
Only in Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- None