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 Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Career B (or your target career)
Foresters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Foresters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,220 | $76,400 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 89,250 | 10,430 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Science, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Foresters, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, Range Managers, Soil and Plant Scientists | Hydrologists, Environmental Engineers, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Water Resource Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
22 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
0
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—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing—
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Negotiation+0.9 level
- Active Learning—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.6 level
- Mathematics—
- Science—
- Learning Strategies—
- Persuasion+0.5 level
- Instructing—
Only in Foresters
- Management of Material Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- None