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)
Construction and Building Inspectors
Career B (or your target career)
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
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Comparison table
| Metric | Construction and Building Inspectors | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,690 | $99,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 146,720 | 106,770 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Operations Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
| Related careers | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Industrial Engineers | Sustainability Specialists, Facilities Managers, Solar Energy Systems Engineers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
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
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Monitoring+1.4 level
- Writing+1.3 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
- Mathematics+0.9 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Negotiation+0.6 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Operations Analysis
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Construction and Building Inspectors
- None