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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)

Climate Change Policy Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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Comparison table

MetricClimate Change Policy AnalystsEnvironmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
National median salary$82,220$94,980
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment89,2506,690
Typical educationMaster's DegreeDoctoral Degree
Job zone55
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, WritingSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Science, Instructing, Writing
Related careersWater Resource Specialists, Political Scientists, Financial Risk Specialists, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Conservation Scientists
Climate Change Policy Analysts dashboardEnvironmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

18 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

2

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+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Instructing+1.1 level
  • Writing+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Learning Strategies+1.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.4 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis—
  • Systems Evaluation—
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Mathematics—
  • Time Management+0.1 level

Only in Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • Science

Only in Climate Change Policy Analysts

  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation