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)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Writers and Authors | Web and Digital Interface Designers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,910 | $104,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 47,940 | 113,330 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Time Management | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Public Relations Managers, Special Effects Artists and Animators, Talent Directors, Media Programming Directors | Computer Network Architects, Desktop Publishers, Data Warehousing Specialists, Computer Hardware Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
9 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
2
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Speaking—
- Writing—
- Time Management—
Only in Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Programming
- Monitoring
- Operations Analysis
Only in Writers and Authors
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion