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)
Fish and Game Wardens
Career B (or your target career)
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fish and Game Wardens | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,060 | $76,780 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 5,770 | 18,120 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Transit and Railroad Police | Agricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
64%
14 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
- Science
- Time Management
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Instructing
Only in Fish and Game Wardens
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring