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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)

Wind Energy Operations Managers

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Comparison table

MetricBiofuels Production ManagersWind Energy Operations Managers
National median salary$126,060$141,900
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment246,250622,190
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone43
Important skillsManagement of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active ListeningActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring
Related careersWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Industrial Engineers, Wind Energy Operations Managers, Wind Energy Development ManagersStationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Production Managers, Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

21 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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

  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.2 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Negotiation+0.6 level
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Active Learning

Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers

  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Biofuels Production Managers

  • Service Orientation
  • Operation and Control
  • Science
  • Management of Financial Resources