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)
Writers and Authors
Career B (or your target career)
Media Programming Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Writers and Authors | Media Programming Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,910 | $90,360 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 47,940 | 143,120 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Time Management | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination |
| Related careers | Public Relations Managers, Special Effects Artists and Animators, Talent Directors, Media Programming Directors | Training and Development Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, General and Operations Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
11 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
11
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
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Active Listening—
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Writing—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Writers and Authors
- None