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 Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Fish and Game Wardens
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Comparison table
| Metric | Forest and Conservation Workers | Fish and Game Wardens |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $43,680 | $74,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,050 | 5,770 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Fish and Game Wardens, Firefighters, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Transit and Railroad Police |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
8 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Coordination—
Only in Fish and Game Wardens
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Social Perceptiveness
- Operation and Control
- Service Orientation
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Forest and Conservation Workers
- None