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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)

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

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Comparison table

MetricFire-Prevention and Protection EngineersGovernment Property Inspectors and Investigators
National median salary$115,160$80,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment21,450417,070
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision MakingActive Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration TestersTitle 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