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)
Industrial Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Construction and Building Inspectors | Industrial Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,690 | $102,440 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 146,720 | 365,740 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Industrial Engineers | Architectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
15 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
4
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
- Active Listening+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Monitoring+1.3 level
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing—
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Engineers
- Coordination
Only in Construction and Building Inspectors
- Persuasion
- Quality Control Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation