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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)

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricEngineering Teachers, PostsecondaryIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National median salary$109,270$66,120
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment40,27075,570
Typical educationDoctoral DegreeNot recorded
Job zone53
Important skillsSpeaking, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active ListeningReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis
Related careersIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Industrial Engineers, Materials EngineersTeam Assemblers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary dashboardIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

79%

15 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

  • Active Listening—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.4 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Writing—
  • Speaking—
  • Mathematics—
  • Active Learning—
  • Monitoring—
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Science—
  • Instructing—

Only in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Analysis
  • Technology Design
  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness