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)
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Career B (or your target career)
Locomotive Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | Locomotive Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,340 | $81,410 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 202,810 | 33,470 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers | Traffic Technicians, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Hoist and Winch Operators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
10 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
3
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
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
Only in Locomotive Engineers
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation