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)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Industrial Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $63,820 | $102,440 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 114,110 | 365,740 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Speaking | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education, Mechanical Engineers, Automotive Engineering Technicians, Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | Architectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
81%
13 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing—
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Engineers
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
Only in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation