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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 Production Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Gas Plant Operators

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Comparison table

MetricBiofuels Production ManagersGas Plant Operators
National median salary$126,060$87,820
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment246,25018,030
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsManagement of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active ListeningOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Industrial Engineers, Wind Energy Operations Managers, Wind Energy Development ManagersWind Turbine Service Technicians, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

12 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

13

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

  • Operations Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Operation and Control+0.4 level
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Gas Plant Operators

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Troubleshooting

Only in Biofuels Production Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies
  • Active Learning
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Science
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Evaluation