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)
Penetration Testers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers | Penetration Testers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $115,160 | $116,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 435,370 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Programming, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration Testers | Computer and Information Systems Managers, Quality Control Analysts, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Database Architects |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
93%
13 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
12
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
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Listening—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Speaking—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Time Management—
Only in Penetration Testers
- Programming
Only in Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Operations Analysis
- Science
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Technology Design