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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)

Cost Estimators

Career B (or your target career)

Solar Energy Installation Managers

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Comparison table

Metric	Cost Estimators	Solar Energy Installation Managers
National median salary	$78,740	$79,920
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	224,220	812,210
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone	4	3
Important skills	Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening	Monitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Manufacturing Engineers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, Sales Engineers	Weatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

73%

16 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Coordination+0.6 level
Monitoring+0.5 level
Time Management+0.8 level
Reading Comprehension—
Speaking—
Critical Thinking—
Active Listening—
Persuasion—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Negotiation+0.4 level
Complex Problem Solving—
Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
Systems Analysis—
Systems Evaluation—
Writing—
Active Learning—

Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers

Management of Personnel Resources
Instructing
Service Orientation
Quality Control Analysis
Learning Strategies
Operations Monitoring

Only in Cost Estimators

Mathematics
Management of Financial Resources