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)
Chemists
Career B (or your target career)
Nanosystems Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Chemists | Nanosystems Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $91,240 | $122,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 82,770 | 154,070 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Science, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Science, Writing |
| Related careers | Nanosystems Engineers, Biological Technicians, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | Molecular and Cellular Biologists, Fuel Cell Engineers, Chemical Technicians, Biochemists and Biophysicists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
20 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
0
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Science—
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Mathematics+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Instructing—
Only in Nanosystems Engineers
- Operations Analysis
- Technology Design
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Only in Chemists
- None