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)
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $115,160 | $80,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 417,070 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration Testers | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Civil Engineers, Security Management Specialists, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
20 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
5
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+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Persuasion—
- Learning Strategies—
- Negotiation+0.3 level
Only in Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Operations Analysis
- Science
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Technology Design