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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)

Nanosystems Engineers

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Comparison table

Metric	Fuel Cell Engineers	Nanosystems Engineers
National median salary	$104,110	$122,930
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	296,810	154,070
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Doctoral Degree
Job zone	4	5
Important skills	Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Science, Speaking	Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Science, Writing
Related careers	Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar, Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians, Mechatronics Engineers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	Molecular and Cellular Biologists, Fuel Cell Engineers, Chemical Technicians, Biochemists and Biophysicists

Fuel Cell Engineers dashboard Nanosystems Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

20 of 24 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+0.3 level
Speaking+0.3 level
Science+0.8 level
Critical Thinking+0.6 level
Active Listening—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Complex Problem Solving+0.2 level
Active Learning+0.9 level
Mathematics+0.6 level
Writing+0.5 level
Systems Analysis—
Monitoring—
Systems Evaluation—
Operations Analysis+0.9 level
Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
Coordination+0.4 level
Time Management+0.7 level
Learning Strategies+0.4 level
Operations Monitoring—
Instructing+0.3 level

Only in Nanosystems Engineers

Technology Design
Social Perceptiveness
Negotiation
Persuasion

Only in Fuel Cell Engineers

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