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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)

Construction and Building Inspectors

Career B (or your target career)

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricConstruction and Building InspectorsFire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
National median salary$74,690$115,160
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment146,72021,450
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision MakingCritical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Industrial EngineersEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration Testers
Construction and Building Inspectors dashboardFire-Prevention and Protection Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

76%

19 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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+0.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.7 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Systems Analysis+1.0 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.9 level
  • Active Learning+1.0 level
  • Systems Evaluation+1.1 level
  • Time Management+0.3 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Persuasion+0.5 level
  • Instructing+0.3 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.4 level
  • Mathematics—
  • Negotiation—

Only in Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

  • Operations Analysis
  • Science
  • Coordination
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Service Orientation
  • Technology Design

Only in Construction and Building Inspectors

  • None