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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 Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Electrical Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricAerospace EngineersElectrical Engineers
National median salary$134,960$120,630
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment67,710198,750
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, WritingWriting, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking
Related careersManufacturing Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Robotics TechniciansAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Automotive Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

20 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

3

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

  • Writing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Mathematics
  • Coordination
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Operations Analysis
  • Instructing
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies
  • Science
  • Time Management

Only in Electrical Engineers

  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Aerospace Engineers

  • Technology Design
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion