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)
Transit and Railroad Police
Career B (or your target career)
Correctional Officers and Jailers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transit and Railroad Police | Correctional Officers and Jailers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,230 | $58,940 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 4,390 | 380,500 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Correctional Officers and Jailers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Airfield Operations Specialists | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Medical and Health Services Managers, Coroners, Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
16 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Persuasion—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Writing—
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management—
- Instructing—
Only in Correctional Officers and Jailers
- Learning Strategies
Only in Transit and Railroad Police
- Systems Analysis