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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)

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Ecologists

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Comparison table

Metric	Forest and Conservation Technicians	Industrial Ecologists
National median salary	$54,560	$82,220
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	30,410	89,250
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Master's Degree
Job zone	3	5
Important skills	Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making	Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking
Related careers	Hydrologic Technicians, Water Resource Specialists, Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists

Forest and Conservation Technicians dashboard Industrial Ecologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

15 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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
Writing+1.5 level
Active Listening+0.3 level
Speaking+0.5 level
Critical Thinking+0.9 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.2 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
Systems Analysis+1.1 level
Active Learning+1.0 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
Monitoring+0.3 level
Learning Strategies+0.5 level
Coordination—
Instructing+0.6 level
Time Management—

Only in Industrial Ecologists

Science
Mathematics
Systems Evaluation
Management of Personnel Resources
Persuasion

Only in Forest and Conservation Technicians

Service Orientation