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 Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Scientists and Technologists | Industrial Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $88,720 | $102,440 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,060 | 365,740 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Architectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
16 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
6
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
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.2 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Active Learning—
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Mathematics+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing—
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Engineers
- None
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Science
- Quality Control Analysis
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation