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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)

Conservation Scientists

Career B (or your target career)

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

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Comparison table

MetricConservation ScientistsZoologists and Wildlife Biologists
National median salary$73,010$76,780
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment25,95018,120
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, ScienceActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersZoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Biologists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAgricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Conservation Scientists dashboardZoologists and Wildlife Biologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

19 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

3

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

  • Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Science+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.3 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Coordination—
  • Systems Analysis+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Systems Evaluation—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Mathematics—
  • Persuasion—
  • Negotiation+0.4 level
  • Service Orientation—

Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Instructing

Only in Conservation Scientists

  • None