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)
Transportation Security Screeners
Career B (or your target career)
Security Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transportation Security Screeners | Security Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $66,770 | $106,660 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 50,290 | 156,180 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Speaking, Coordination, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Subway and Streetcar Operators, Air Traffic Controllers, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management Specialists | Computer and Information Systems Managers, Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators, Administrative Services Managers, Intelligence Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
45%
10 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
12
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
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Monitoring+1.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.7 level
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
- Persuasion+0.5 level
Only in Security Managers
- Complex Problem Solving
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Management of Financial Resources
- Time Management
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Management of Material Resources
- Systems Analysis
Only in Transportation Security Screeners
- None