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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)

Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Ecologists

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Comparison table

MetricBiofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development ManagersIndustrial Ecologists
National median salary$171,270$82,220
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment220,26089,250
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsJudgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Systems AnalysisReading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking
Related careersSolar Energy Systems Engineers, Agricultural Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Hydroelectric Production ManagersRange Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

18 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Writing+0.7 level
  • Active Listening+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.7 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.6 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Science
  • Mathematics+0.9 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
  • Monitoring
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Time Management

Only in Industrial Ecologists

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies

Only in Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring