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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)

Transportation Security Screeners

Career B (or your target career)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

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Comparison table

MetricTransportation Security ScreenersRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters
National median salary$66,770$78,000
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment50,29046,440
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsMonitoring, Speaking, Coordination, Active Listening, Social PerceptivenessSpeaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management
Related careersSubway and Streetcar Operators, Air Traffic Controllers, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management SpecialistsHighway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Transportation Security Screeners dashboardRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

44%

8 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

10

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Coordination+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Persuasion—

Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

  • Time Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Transportation Security Screeners

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation