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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)

Training and Development Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

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Comparison table

MetricTraining and Development SpecialistsEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
National median salary$69,280$105,870
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment458,300328,330
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone45
Important skillsInstructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Active ListeningActive Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersHuman Resources Managers, Health Education Specialists, Project Management Specialists, TutorsTeaching Assistants, Special Education, Tutors, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Training and Development Specialists dashboardEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

87%

20 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

3

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

  • Learning Strategies—
  • Active Listening+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+1.4 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.5 level
  • Coordination+0.7 level
  • Persuasion+0.7 level
  • Negotiation+0.9 level
  • Instructing—
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.8 level

Only in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Mathematics

Only in Training and Development Specialists

  • Operations Analysis