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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)

Fuel Cell Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Biomass Plant Technicians

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Comparison table

Metric	Fuel Cell Engineers	Biomass Plant Technicians
National median salary	$104,110	$102,040
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	296,810	29,320
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone	4	2
Important skills	Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Science, Speaking	Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careers	Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar, Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians, Mechatronics Engineers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Chemical Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Wellhead Pumpers

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

88%

14 of 16 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

Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
Monitoring—
Critical Thinking—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Quality Control Analysis—
Writing—
Speaking—
Active Learning—
Learning Strategies—
Coordination—
Complex Problem Solving—
Active Listening—
Reading Comprehension—
Time Management+0.1 level

Only in Biomass Plant Technicians

Operation and Control
Equipment Maintenance

Only in Fuel Cell Engineers

Science
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Mathematics
Operations Analysis
Instructing
Troubleshooting