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)
Industrial Ecologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Energy Auditors | Industrial Ecologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,690 | $82,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 146,720 | 89,250 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Water/Wastewater Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
80%
16 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
2
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+0.9 level
- Writing+0.7 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis+0.7 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Mathematics+0.6 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
Only in Industrial Ecologists
- Science
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
Only in Energy Auditors
- Operations Monitoring
- Service Orientation