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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 Processing Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Biofuels Production Managers

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Comparison table

MetricBiofuels Processing TechniciansBiofuels Production Managers
National median salary$62,470$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment14,080246,250
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis, MonitoringManagement of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening
Related careersStationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Agricultural Technicians, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station OperatorsWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Industrial Engineers, Wind Energy Operations Managers, Wind Energy Development Managers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

48%

12 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

13

Current-only skills

4

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+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.8 level
  • Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level
  • Writing+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
  • Instructing+0.6 level
  • Service Orientation+0.5 level
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Biofuels Production Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Learning Strategies
  • Active Learning
  • Systems Analysis
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Science
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Biofuels Processing Technicians

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting