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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)

Economists

Career B (or your target career)

Climate Change Policy Analysts

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Comparison table

MetricEconomistsClimate Change Policy Analysts
National median salary$124,720$82,220
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment17,79089,250
Typical educationMaster's DegreeMaster's Degree
Job zone55
Important skillsMathematics, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, WritingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing
Related careersOperations Research Analysts, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Social Science Research Assistants, Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryWater Resource Specialists, Political Scientists, Financial Risk Specialists, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

19 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

0

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
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Instructing+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Coordination
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mathematics

Only in Climate Change Policy Analysts

  • Negotiation

Only in Economists

  • None