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)
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Foresters | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,400 | $76,780 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 10,430 | 18,120 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Hydrologists, Environmental Engineers, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Water Resource Specialists | Agricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
22 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
2
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+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Science+0.9 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Critical Thinking—
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Mathematics—
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
- None
Only in Foresters
- Management of Material Resources
- Management of Financial Resources