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)
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Biomass Power Plant Managers | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $126,060 | $78,620 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 246,250 | 28,250 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting |
| Related careers | Industrial Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Chemical Plant and System Operators, Power Distributors and Dispatchers | Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
14 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
11
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—
- Operation and Control+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Troubleshooting+0.3 level
- Coordination—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Time Management—
- Speaking—
Only in Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
Only in Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Writing
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Mathematics