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)
Firefighters
Career B (or your target career)
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Firefighters | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,280 | $115,160 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 345,990 | 21,450 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Coordination, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Active Learning, Service Orientation | Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, Sailors and Marine Oilers, Forest and Conservation Technicians, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | Compliance Managers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Quality Control Systems Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
12 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
2
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+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Coordination—
Only in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Writing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Only in Firefighters
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring