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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)

Wind Energy Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricCivil EngineersWind Energy Engineers
National median salary$100,840$122,930
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment367,840154,070
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, SpeakingCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Active Listening
Related careersFacilities Managers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralPower Distributors and Dispatchers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Power Plant Operators, Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

17 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

5

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Mathematics
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Systems Analysis
  • Speaking
  • Operations Analysis
  • Science
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination

Only in Wind Energy Engineers

  • None

Only in Civil Engineers

  • Time Management
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Management of Personnel Resources