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 Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Agricultural Technicians | Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,630 | $98,700 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,130 | 8,920 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing | Instructing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Writing |
| Related careers | Chemists, Biofuels Production Managers, Animal Scientists, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Biologists, Natural Sciences Managers, Animal Scientists, Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
65%
11 of 17 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
- Instructing+1.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.5 level
- Speaking+2.0 level
- Writing+1.6 level
- Active Listening+1.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Active Learning+1.4 level
- Monitoring+1.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
Only in Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Learning Strategies
- Complex Problem Solving
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Mathematics
Only in Agricultural Technicians
- Operations Monitoring