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)
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Career B (or your target career)
Regulatory Affairs Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Regulatory Affairs Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $80,730 | $141,900 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 417,070 | 622,190 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Writing | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Security Management Specialists, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Water Resource Specialists, Compliance Officers | Medical and Health Services Managers, Chief Sustainability Officers, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Financial Examiners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
84%
16 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
4
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
- Writing—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Active Learning—
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.2 level
- Instructing—
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
Only in Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
Only in Environmental Compliance Inspectors
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
- Science