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)

Urban and Regional Planners

Career B (or your target career)

Emergency Management Directors

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Comparison table

Metric	Urban and Regional Planners	Emergency Management Directors
National median salary	$89,320	$93,330
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	44,230	13,500
Typical education	Master's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	5	4
Important skills	Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension	Service Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination
Related careers	Water Resource Specialists, Hydrologic Technicians, Geographers, Chief Executives	Loss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Urban and Regional Planners dashboard Emergency Management Directors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

22 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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+2.3 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.3 level
Speaking—
Reading Comprehension—
Critical Thinking+0.1 level
Judgment and Decision Making—
Active Listening—
Writing+0.1 level
Monitoring+1.0 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
Coordination+1.3 level
Learning Strategies+1.1 level
Time Management+0.1 level
Instructing+1.2 level
Active Learning+0.1 level
Persuasion+0.3 level
Systems Analysis—
Management of Personnel Resources+0.6 level
Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
Negotiation+0.1 level
Operations Analysis—
Mathematics—

Only in Emergency Management Directors

None

Only in Urban and Regional Planners

None