How are career transitions calculated?

We compare the skills required for two occupations using O*NET data. Skills present in both are "transferable" — they carry over. Skills required in the target but not the source are "gaps" you'd need to develop. The overlap percentage shows how much of your current skillset applies.

What does skill overlap percentage mean?

The overlap score represents how many skills are shared between two occupations relative to their total skill profiles. A higher score means more of your skills transfer directly, making the transition smoother.

Can I transition to any career?

While any transition is theoretically possible, some are more practical than others. High-overlap transitions mean fewer new skills to learn. Even low-overlap transitions are doable — they just require more deliberate upskilling. Our guides help you see exactly what's needed.

Career Transition Guides

Data-driven guides for switching careers. See which skills transfer, what gaps to fill, and plan your next move with confidence.

How It Works

Each guide compares two occupations by analyzing their required skills from O*NET. You'll see which skills transfer directly, which ones you'd need to develop, and a skill overlap score to gauge how smooth the transition would be.

Explore Transitions

Popular Career Transitions

Software Developers→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

560 shared skills

Database Administrators→Database Architects

453 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Software Developers

429 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

428 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

425 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Software Developers

417 shared skills

Software Developers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

400 shared skills

Database Architects→Software Developers

397 shared skills

Software Developers→Web Developers

396 shared skills

Database Architects→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

395 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

394 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Information Technology Project Managers

393 shared skills

Software Developers→Information Technology Project Managers

389 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

388 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

388 shared skills

Database Administrators→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

386 shared skills

Database Administrators→Software Developers

385 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Software Developers

385 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Web Developers

385 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Information Technology Project Managers

384 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Computer Programmers

383 shared skills

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects→Information Technology Project Managers

382 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Computer User Support Specialists

380 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Database Administrators

378 shared skills

Management Analysts→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

374 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Information Technology Project Managers

373 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Database Architects

373 shared skills

Management Analysts→Software Developers

371 shared skills

Management Analysts→Computer Systems Analysts

371 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Network and Computer Systems Administrators

370 shared skills

Management Analysts→Information Technology Project Managers

370 shared skills

Database Administrators→Information Technology Project Managers

369 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

369 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Network and Computer Systems Administrators

368 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

368 shared skills

Database Architects→Information Technology Project Managers

368 shared skills

Web Developers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

367 shared skills

Database Administrators→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

366 shared skills

Web Developers→Information Technology Project Managers

364 shared skills

Database Architects→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

363 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Information Technology Project Managers

361 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Web Developers

361 shared skills

Database Architects→Computer Programmers

361 shared skills

Network and Computer Systems Administrators→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

361 shared skills

Network and Computer Systems Administrators→Software Developers

359 shared skills

Management Analysts→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

358 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Database Architects

356 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Business Intelligence Analysts

355 shared skills

Network and Computer Systems Administrators→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

355 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

355 shared skills

Management Analysts→Database Architects

355 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Computer Network Architects

354 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

353 shared skills

Database Architects→Web Developers

353 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Software Developers

352 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Web Developers

352 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Network and Computer Systems Administrators

352 shared skills

Software Developers→Business Intelligence Analysts

351 shared skills

Network and Computer Systems Administrators→Information Technology Project Managers

350 shared skills

Management Analysts→Business Intelligence Analysts

350 shared skills

Database Administrators→Web Developers

349 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Information Security Analysts

349 shared skills

Database Architects→Network and Computer Systems Administrators

348 shared skills

Information Technology Project Managers→Business Intelligence Analysts

348 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Web Developers

347 shared skills

Management Analysts→Web Developers

347 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Business Intelligence Analysts

346 shared skills

Database Administrators→Business Intelligence Analysts

346 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

345 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Computer Network Architects

345 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Computer Network Architects

344 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

342 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Software Developers

342 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Database Administrators

341 shared skills

Database Architects→Business Intelligence Analysts

341 shared skills

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects→Business Intelligence Analysts

341 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Computer User Support Specialists

339 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Database Architects

339 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Information Technology Project Managers

338 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Computer Programmers

336 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Business Intelligence Analysts

336 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Business Intelligence Analysts

334 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Information Technology Project Managers

334 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Database Administrators

333 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Computer Programmers

332 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Database Architects

331 shared skills

Network and Computer Systems Administrators→Web Developers

331 shared skills

Network and Computer Systems Administrators→Business Intelligence Analysts

330 shared skills

Web Developers→Business Intelligence Analysts

327 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Web Developers

325 shared skills

Management Analysts→Information Security Analysts

324 shared skills

Management Analysts→Computer Network Architects

324 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Web Developers

321 shared skills

Database Architects→Data Warehousing Specialists

313 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Business Intelligence Analysts

311 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Business Intelligence Analysts

307 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

303 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Software Developers

302 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Computer Systems Analysts

301 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Computer Programmers

300 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Computer User Support Specialists

299 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

299 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Information Technology Project Managers

298 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Database Administrators

297 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

296 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Software Developers

296 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Database Architects

295 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Software Developers

295 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

294 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Software Developers

293 shared skills

Database Administrators→Data Warehousing Specialists

293 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Network and Computer Systems Administrators

293 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Management Analysts

293 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Data Warehousing Specialists

290 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Information Technology Project Managers

288 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Information Technology Project Managers

286 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Web Developers

286 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Business Intelligence Analysts

285 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

285 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Computer Programmers

285 shared skills

Management Analysts→Data Warehousing Specialists

284 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Information Security Analysts

283 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Business Intelligence Analysts

283 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

283 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

283 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Web Developers

283 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Computer Network Architects

282 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

281 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Computer and Information Research Scientists

281 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Network and Computer Systems Administrators

280 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

279 shared skills

Software Developers→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

279 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Computer Systems Analysts

279 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

279 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Data Warehousing Specialists

279 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

279 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Computer Programmers

278 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Business Intelligence Analysts

277 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Information Technology Project Managers

276 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

276 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Management Analysts

276 shared skills

Information Security Analysts→Data Warehousing Specialists

276 shared skills

Data Warehousing Specialists→Web Developers

275 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

275 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Database Architects

274 shared skills

Management Analysts→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

274 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

274 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Database Administrators

273 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Software Developers

273 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Web Developers

273 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Computer Systems Analysts

273 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Information Technology Project Managers

273 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Database Architects

272 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Computer User Support Specialists

272 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Data Warehousing Specialists

272 shared skills

Accountants and Auditors→Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

272 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Software Developers

272 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Computer Systems Analysts

270 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Computer Network Architects

270 shared skills

Computer User Support Specialists→Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

270 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Database Architects

270 shared skills

Information Technology Project Managers→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

269 shared skills

Software Developers→Validation Engineers

269 shared skills

Computer and Information Systems Managers→Data Warehousing Specialists

269 shared skills

Software Developers→Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

269 shared skills

Human Resources Specialists→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

268 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Business Intelligence Analysts

267 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Marketing Managers

267 shared skills

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists→Software Developers

267 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

267 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Information Technology Project Managers

267 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Validation Engineers

267 shared skills

Software Developers→Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

266 shared skills

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists→Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

266 shared skills

Human Resources Specialists→Software Developers

266 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

266 shared skills

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects→Validation Engineers

266 shared skills

Management Analysts→Operations Research Analysts

265 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Validation Engineers

265 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

265 shared skills

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers→Operations Research Analysts

265 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Sales Managers

265 shared skills

Computer Systems Analysts→Operations Research Analysts

265 shared skills

Operations Research Analysts→Business Intelligence Analysts

264 shared skills

Software Developers→Operations Research Analysts

264 shared skills

Management Analysts→Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

264 shared skills

Database Administrators→Operations Research Analysts

264 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Information Security Analysts

263 shared skills

Computer Network Architects→Validation Engineers

263 shared skills

Information Technology Project Managers→Operations Research Analysts

263 shared skills

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

263 shared skills

General and Operations Managers→Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

263 shared skills

Computer Programmers→Validation Engineers

263 shared skills

Human Resources Specialists→Management Analysts

263 shared skills

Information Technology Project Managers→Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

262 shared skills

Marketing Managers→Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

262 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Computer Network Architects

262 shared skills

Computer and Information Research Scientists→Business Intelligence Analysts

262 shared skills

Software Developers→Web Administrators

262 shared skills

Architectural and Engineering Managers→Web Developers

262 shared skills

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