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)
Civil Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
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Comparison table
| Metric | Civil Engineers | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $100,840 | $112,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 367,840 | 8,250 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Speaking | Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | Facilities Managers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | Automotive Engineering Technicians, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
18 of 21 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
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Mathematics—
- Time Management—
- Science+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Monitoring—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Operations Analysis—
Only in Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operation and Control
Only in Civil Engineers
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Service Orientation