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, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

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Comparison table

MetricTransportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
National median salary$107,230$50,340
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment221,180202,810
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Complex Problem SolvingActive Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersProduction, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, Management Analysts, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsRail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

13 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

8

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
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Coordination
  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Time Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning

Only in Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

  • None

Only in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  • Systems Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Material Resources