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)
Energy Auditors
Career B (or your target career)
Biomass Power Plant Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Energy Auditors | Biomass Power Plant Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,690 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 146,720 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Water/Wastewater Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Industrial Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Chemical Plant and System Operators, Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
17 of 25 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
1
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
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Monitoring+1.4 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.9 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Mathematics—
Only in Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Instructing
- Quality Control Analysis
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Operation and Control
- Troubleshooting
Only in Energy Auditors
- Service Orientation