CDCareer Decision

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)

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricArchitectural and Engineering ManagersCivil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National median salary$171,270$64,950
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment220,26068,520
Typical educationBachelor's DegreePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone53
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Active ListeningCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Speaking
Related careersElectrical and Electronics Drafters, Manufacturing Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansLogistics Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Cost Estimators
Architectural and Engineering Managers dashboardCivil Engineering Technologists and Technicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

10 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

12

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—
  • Active Listening—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Mathematics—
  • Speaking—
  • Monitoring—
  • Writing—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Coordination—

Only in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • None

Only in Architectural and Engineering Managers

  • Time Management
  • Active Learning
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation