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)
Agricultural Inspectors
Career B (or your target career)
Food Scientists and Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Agricultural Inspectors | Food Scientists and Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,940 | $88,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 14,410 | 13,060 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring, Critical Thinking | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing |
| Related careers | Industrial Production Managers, Quality Control Systems Managers, Quality Control Analysts, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
64%
14 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Active Learning+0.7 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Monitoring—
- Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Science
- Social Perceptiveness
- Mathematics
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Time Management
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation
Only in Agricultural Inspectors
- Operations Monitoring