Emergency Management Directors build service orientation, complex problem solving and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Security Managers (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Managers | 92% | $106,660Pay for the broader BLS group “Facilities Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Business Continuity Planners | 90% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Security Management Specialists | 87% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Management Analysts | 83% | $101,860 | +9% | None |
| 5 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 77% | $107,230 | +15% | None |
| 6 | Logisticians | 77% | $82,320 | −12% | None |
| 7 | Human Resources Managers | 76% | $149,280 | +60% | None |
| 8 | Labor Relations Specialists | 76% | $95,420 | +2% | None |
| 9 | Purchasing Managers | 76% | $148,080 | +59% | None |
| 10 | Information Technology Project Managers | 74% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Emergency Management Directors, median $93,330. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as emergency management directors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $106,660 (broader BLS group)
Equipment Selection · Management of Financial Resources · Equipment Maintenance
90% skill match · $83,050 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Systems Evaluation · Systems Analysis
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
87% skill match · $83,050 (broader BLS group)
Equipment Selection · Technology Design · Programming
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Security Managers (92% skill match, median $106,660), Business Continuity Planners (90% skill match, median $83,050) and Security Management Specialists (87% skill match, median $83,050), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than emergency management directors at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+78%, $166,570), Human Resources Managers (+60%, $149,280) and Compensation and Benefits Managers (+60%, $149,230).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.