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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)

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Agricultural Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersAgricultural Technicians
National median salary$59,320$49,630
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment27,96015,130
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone33
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Speaking, Management of Personnel ResourcesReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Recycling Coordinators, Range Managers, Agricultural TechniciansChemists, Biofuels Production Managers, Animal Scientists, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers dashboardAgricultural Technicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

12 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

10

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—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Active Learning—
  • Writing—
  • Monitoring—
  • Instructing—
  • Speaking—
  • Operations Monitoring—
  • Coordination—
  • Time Management—

Only in Agricultural Technicians

  • None

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Learning Strategies
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Persuasion
  • Operation and Control
  • Negotiation