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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)

Robotics Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricAerospace EngineersRobotics Engineers
National median salary$134,960$122,930
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment67,710154,070
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, WritingCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Systems Analysis
Related careersManufacturing Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Robotics TechniciansIndustrial 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

79%

22 of 28 target skills

Target-only skills

6

Current-only skills

1

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
  • Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Systems Analysis
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Mathematics
  • Writing
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.5 level
  • Technology Design+0.4 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.3 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.2 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Operations Analysis
  • Speaking
  • Science
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level

Only in Robotics Engineers

  • Troubleshooting
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Programming
  • Equipment Selection
  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Aerospace Engineers

  • Negotiation