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)
Climate Change Policy Analysts
Career B (or your target career)
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Climate Change Policy Analysts | Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,220 | $99,070 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 89,250 | 10,000 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Science, Speaking, Active Learning, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Water Resource Specialists, Political Scientists, Financial Risk Specialists, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | Soil and Plant Scientists, Precision Agriculture Technicians, Physicists, Conservation Scientists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
16 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Writing—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Mathematics+0.8 level
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Time Management—
Only in Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Science
Only in Climate Change Policy Analysts
- Systems Evaluation
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Negotiation