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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)

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Career B (or your target career)

Solar Energy Systems Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricArchitects, Except Landscape and NavalSolar Energy Systems Engineers
National median salary$99,280$122,930
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment106,770154,070
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Operations Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, SpeakingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Speaking
Related careersSustainability Specialists, Facilities Managers, Solar Energy Systems Engineers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Fuel Cell Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

16 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

6

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Active Learning
  • Instructing
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Solar Energy Systems Engineers

  • Science

Only in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

  • Operations Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Management of Personnel Resources