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)
Animal Caretakers
Career B (or your target career)
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Animal Caretakers | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,360 | $89,900 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 266,910 | 6,500 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Phlebotomists | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, Biofuels Processing Technicians, Animal Breeders, Industrial Production Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
26%
5 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
14
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 Listening+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.6 level
- Coordination+1.3 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
Only in Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Critical Thinking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Animal Caretakers
- Service Orientation