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)
Food Scientists and Technologists
Career B (or your target career)
Biofuels Production Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Scientists and Technologists | Biofuels Production Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $88,720 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,060 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing | Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Industrial Engineers, Wind Energy Operations Managers, Wind Energy Development Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
84%
21 of 25 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
1
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—
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Writing—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation+0.3 level
- Science—
- Mathematics—
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in Biofuels Production Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Quality Control Analysis