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)
Aviation Inspectors
Career B (or your target career)
Commercial Pilots
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Comparison table
| Metric | Aviation Inspectors | Commercial Pilots |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $92,100 | $123,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 24,500 | 47,630 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Locomotive Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Automotive Engineering Technicians, Commercial Pilots | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Remote Sensing Technicians, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
2
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
- Operation and Control+2.1 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.7 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.7 level
- Speaking—
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Troubleshooting—
- Systems Analysis—
- Writing—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Time Management—
Only in Commercial Pilots
- Coordination
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Aviation Inspectors
- Quality Control Analysis
- Service Orientation