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)

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

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Comparison table

MetricEnergy AuditorsPower Distributors and Dispatchers
National median salary$74,690$106,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment146,7208,520
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Post-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision MakingReading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

92%

12 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

6

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+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Time Management

Only in Power Distributors and Dispatchers

  • Operation and Control

Only in Energy Auditors

  • Mathematics
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Service Orientation
  • Persuasion
  • Learning Strategies