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)

Chemical Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Engineers

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Comparison table

Metric	Chemical Technicians	Industrial Engineers
National median salary	$60,390	$102,440
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	57,540	365,740
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	3	4
Important skills	Science, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring	Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving
Related careers	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, Industrial Engineers, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	Architectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers

Chemical Technicians dashboard Industrial Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

15 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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+0.2 level
Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
Critical Thinking—
Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
Speaking+0.7 level
Writing+0.1 level
Monitoring+0.4 level
Systems Analysis+0.8 level
Active Learning+0.6 level
Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
Mathematics+0.8 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
Coordination+0.1 level
Instructing—
Time Management—

Only in Industrial Engineers

Social Perceptiveness

Only in Chemical Technicians

Science
Operations Monitoring
Learning Strategies
Quality Control Analysis
Operation and Control