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)
Recreation Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Travel Guides | Recreation Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $36,560 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 331,490 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion | Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination |
| Related careers | Freight Forwarders, First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, Park Naturalists | Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Health Education Specialists, Training and Development Specialists, Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
15 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Service Orientation—
- Active Listening—
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Negotiation—
Only in Recreation Workers
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Travel Guides
- None