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)
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Robotics Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | Robotics Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,890 | $122,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 11,280 | 154,070 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Systems Analysis |
| Related careers | Software Developers, Robotics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
61%
17 of 28 target skills
Target-only skills
11
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
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.7 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Active Learning+1.5 level
- Mathematics+1.6 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Troubleshooting+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Science—
Only in Robotics Engineers
- Technology Design
- Learning Strategies
- Coordination
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Analysis
- Programming
- Equipment Selection
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
- Operation and Control
- Repairing