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)
Training and Development Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Teaching Assistants, Special Education | Training and Development Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $133,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 48,050 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring | Learning Strategies, Instructing, Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Training and Development Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, Rehabilitation Counselors, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
64%
14 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Learning Strategies+1.6 level
- Active Listening+0.6 level
- Speaking+1.3 level
- Instructing+1.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Active Learning+1.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Service Orientation+0.6 level
- Persuasion+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.8 level
Only in Training and Development Managers
- Management of Financial Resources
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Negotiation
Only in Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- None