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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)

Gas Plant Operators

Career B (or your target career)

Geothermal Production Managers

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Comparison table

MetricGas Plant OperatorsGeothermal Production Managers
National median salary$87,820$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment18,030246,250
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Some College Courses
Job zone23
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision MakingCritical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersWind Turbine Service Technicians, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersWind Turbine Service Technicians, Wind Energy Engineers, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Petroleum Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

50%

12 of 24 target skills

Target-only skills

12

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

  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
  • Coordination+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Active Listening+0.6 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Geothermal Production Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Active Learning
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

Only in Gas Plant Operators

  • Operation and Control
  • Troubleshooting