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)
Geographers
Career B (or your target career)
Urban and Regional Planners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Geographers | Urban and Regional Planners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,040 | $89,320 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,400 | 44,230 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening | Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, Environmental Economists, Urban and Regional Planners, Sociologists | Water Resource Specialists, Hydrologic Technicians, Geographers, Chief Executives |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
1
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
- Speaking—
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Active Learning—
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Instructing—
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Mathematics+0.4 level
Only in Urban and Regional Planners
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Geographers
- Science