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 Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Mechanical Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Construction Managers | Mechanical Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $114,990 | $104,110 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 380,360 | 296,810 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Coordination | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Science, Mathematics |
| Related careers | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Mechanical Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Geothermal Production Managers | Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
84%
16 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
9
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+0.5 level
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Mathematics+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Operations Analysis+1.0 level
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Speaking—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.9 level
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
Only in Mechanical Engineers
- Science
- Operations Monitoring
- Technology Design
Only in Construction Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Management of Financial Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Material Resources
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies