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)
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Animal Caretakers | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,360 | $76,780 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 266,910 | 18,120 |
| 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, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Phlebotomists | Agricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
27%
6 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
16
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
- Reading Comprehension+2.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.9 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
- Science
- Writing
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Systems Analysis
- Time Management
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Instructing
Only in Animal Caretakers
- None