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)
Teaching Assistants, Special Education
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Comparison table
| Metric | Tour Guides and Escorts | Teaching Assistants, Special Education |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | Not published |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring |
| 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 | Training and Development Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
7 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
1
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+0.3 level
- Speaking—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Coordination—
Only in Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
Only in Tour Guides and Escorts
- Time Management