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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)

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Career B (or your target career)

Natural Sciences Managers

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Comparison table

MetricAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryNatural Sciences Managers
National median salary$103,170$167,220
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment9,900108,690
Typical educationMaster's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone55
Important skillsSpeaking, Instructing, Science, Active Listening, WritingScience, Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary dashboardNatural Sciences Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

19 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

  • Science+0.8 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Monitoring—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Speaking—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Learning Strategies—
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level
  • Instructing—
  • Systems Analysis+0.3 level
  • Mathematics—
  • Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.5 level
  • Service Orientation—

Only in Natural Sciences Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Operations Analysis
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation

Only in Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

  • None