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 Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Environmental Engineers | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $107,110 | $90,150 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 38,340 | 140,610 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Hydrologic Technicians, Chemical Engineers, Hydrologists, Petroleum Engineers | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 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—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Systems Analysis—
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning—
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Persuasion+0.4 level
- Mathematics—
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
Only in Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Service Orientation
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Environmental Engineers
- Science
- Negotiation