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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)

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Career B (or your target career)

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

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Comparison table

MetricEnvironmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthHazardous Materials Removal Workers
National median salary$55,090$49,450
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment34,67051,710
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone42
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical ThinkingMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension
Related careersNuclear Engineers, Biological Technicians, Hydrologists, Hydrologic TechniciansChemical Plant and System Operators, Helpers--Extraction Workers, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

9 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

10

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
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Speaking

Only in Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

  • Operation and Control

Only in Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

  • Writing
  • Science
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Evaluation