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 Control Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Animal Control Workers | Environmental Compliance Inspectors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,660 | $80,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 12,070 | 417,070 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Writing | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Writing |
| Related careers | Correctional Officers and Jailers, Coroners, Private Detectives and Investigators, Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Security Management Specialists, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Water Resource Specialists, Compliance Officers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
10 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.8 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Writing+1.1 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Monitoring+1.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
Only in Environmental Compliance Inspectors
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
- Instructing
- Science
- Learning Strategies
Only in Animal Control Workers
- Service Orientation