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)
Industrial Ecologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Scientists and Technologists | Industrial Ecologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $88,720 | $82,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,060 | 89,250 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
19 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
3
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+0.1 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.7 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Active Learning—
- Science+0.2 level
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Persuasion—
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Ecologists
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation