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)
Geothermal Production Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Wind Energy Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Geothermal Production Managers | Wind Energy Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $126,060 | $122,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 246,250 | 154,070 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Wind Energy Engineers, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Petroleum Engineers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Power Plant Operators, Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
15 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
9
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Mathematics+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring—
- Persuasion—
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Coordination—
Only in Wind Energy Engineers
- Operations Analysis
- Science
Only in Geothermal Production Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Operations Monitoring
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Quality Control Analysis
- Negotiation