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)

Foresters

Career B (or your target career)

Agricultural Engineers

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Comparison table

Metric	Foresters	Agricultural Engineers
National median salary	$76,400	$98,590
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	10,430	1,480
Typical education	Not recorded	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving	Speaking, Active Listening, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careers	Hydrologists, Environmental Engineers, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Water Resource Specialists	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Geothermal Production Managers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Foresters dashboard Agricultural Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

18 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+0.4 level
Writing—
Active Listening+0.1 level
Speaking—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Critical Thinking—
Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
Complex Problem Solving—
Systems Analysis+0.1 level
Mathematics+0.5 level
Science+0.3 level
Active Learning—
Monitoring—
Coordination—
Social Perceptiveness—
Management of Personnel Resources—
Instructing—
Time Management—

Only in Agricultural Engineers

Operations Monitoring
Operations Analysis

Only in Foresters

Negotiation
Management of Material Resources
Service Orientation
Learning Strategies
Persuasion
Management of Financial Resources