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 Service Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Food Scientists and Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Service Managers | Food Scientists and Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $69,390 | $88,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 238,430 | 13,060 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing |
| Related careers | Cooks, Fast Food, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Scientists and Technologists, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.7 level
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Monitoring—
- Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Negotiation—
- Time Management—
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Science
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in Food Service Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources