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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)

Water Resource Specialists

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Comparison table

MetricClimate Change Policy AnalystsWater Resource Specialists
National median salary$82,220$167,220
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment89,250108,690
Typical educationMaster's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, WritingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing
Related careersWater Resource Specialists, Political Scientists, Financial Risk Specialists, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersPetroleum Engineers, Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Energy Auditors, Wind Energy Development Managers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

91%

20 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

0

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
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Time Management+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Mathematics+0.5 level
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Learning Strategies+0.1 level
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation

Only in Water Resource Specialists

  • Science
  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Climate Change Policy Analysts

  • None