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)
Forest and Conservation Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Forest and Conservation Technicians | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $54,560 | $90,150 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 30,410 | 140,610 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Hydrologic Technicians, Water Resource Specialists, Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
73%
16 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
0
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+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Writing+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.9 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Coordination—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Time Management—
Only in Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Systems Evaluation
- Persuasion
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Forest and Conservation Technicians
- None