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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)

Agricultural Inspectors

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Production Managers

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Comparison table

MetricAgricultural InspectorsIndustrial Production Managers
National median salary$49,940$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment14,410246,250
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone24
Important skillsQuality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring, Critical ThinkingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersIndustrial Production Managers, Quality Control Systems Managers, Quality Control Analysts, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Mechanical Engineers, Logistics Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Agricultural Inspectors dashboardIndustrial Production Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

60%

15 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

10

Current-only skills

0

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

  • Monitoring+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Coordination+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Active Listening+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.6 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Instructing+0.7 level
  • Quality Control Analysis—

Only in Industrial Production Managers

  • Time Management
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Mathematics
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Service Orientation

Only in Agricultural Inspectors

  • None