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)
Solar Energy Installation Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Civil Engineers | Solar Energy Installation Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $100,840 | $79,920 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 367,840 | 812,210 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Speaking | Monitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Facilities Managers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | Weatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
3
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
- Coordination—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Negotiation+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Writing—
- Active Learning—
Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Quality Control Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Civil Engineers
- Mathematics
- Science
- Operations Analysis