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)
Cost Estimators
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Cost Estimators | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $78,740 | $66,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 224,220 | 75,570 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis |
| Related careers | Manufacturing Engineers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, Sales Engineers | Team Assemblers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
13 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
5
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—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Mathematics—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
Only in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Technology Design
- Science
- Operations Monitoring
- Instructing
Only in Cost Estimators
- Management of Financial Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Negotiation