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)
Tour Guides and Escorts
Career B (or your target career)
History Teachers, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Tour Guides and Escorts | History Teachers, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $83,820 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 18,790 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Writing, Instructing |
| Related careers | Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Baggage Porters and Bellhops, Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, History Teachers, Postsecondary | Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
44%
8 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Speaking+1.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.8 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Time Management+1.6 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
Only in History Teachers, Postsecondary
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
- Instructing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
Only in Tour Guides and Escorts
- None