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)
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $115,160 | $59,920 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 12,190 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Science |
| Related careers | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration Testers | Biomass Plant Technicians, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
7
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
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Science—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Time Management—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Technology Design