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)
Travel Guides
Career B (or your target career)
Motorboat Operators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Travel Guides | Motorboat Operators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $47,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 2,480 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Monitoring, Speaking |
| Related careers | Freight Forwarders, First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, Park Naturalists | Transportation Inspectors, Highway Maintenance Workers, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
10 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
5
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
- Speaking—
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
- Service Orientation—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Motorboat Operators
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Only in Travel Guides
- Persuasion
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Negotiation