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 Restoration Planners
Career B (or your target career)
Soil and Plant Scientists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Environmental Restoration Planners | Soil and Plant Scientists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,220 | $78,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 89,250 | 15,730 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Science, Active Learning |
| Related careers | Biologists, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, Civil Engineers, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | Foresters, Food Scientists and Technologists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, Biological Technicians |
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
- Science+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
Only in Soil and Plant Scientists
- Instructing
- Operations Analysis
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Environmental Restoration Planners
- Service Orientation
- Negotiation
- Time Management
- Persuasion