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)
Tutors
Career B (or your target career)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Tutors | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $43,350 | $64,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 175,070 | 353,310 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Learning Strategies | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Writing |
| Related careers | Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Training and Development Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
89%
17 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.8 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Instructing—
- Negotiation+0.2 level
- Time Management—
Only in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
Only in Tutors
- None