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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)

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Career B (or your target career)

Natural Sciences Managers

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Comparison table

MetricForestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondaryNatural Sciences Managers
National median salary$101,420$167,220
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,520108,690
Typical educationDoctoral DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone55
Important skillsInstructing, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active ListeningScience, Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
Related careersCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Instructional Coordinators, Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryIndustrial Engineers, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Bioinformatics Technicians, Management Analysts
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary dashboardNatural Sciences Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

91%

21 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Science+1.5 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Monitoring+0.2 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Speaking—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Learning Strategies—
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Coordination+1.0 level
  • Persuasion+0.9 level
  • Instructing—
  • Systems Analysis+0.9 level
  • Mathematics+0.9 level
  • Negotiation+0.2 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Service Orientation—

Only in Natural Sciences Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Operations Analysis

Only in Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • None