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)
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
Career B (or your target career)
Civil Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | Civil Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $80,730 | $100,840 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 417,070 | 367,840 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Speaking |
| Related careers | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Civil Engineers, Security Management Specialists, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | Facilities Managers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
3
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
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.7 level
- Speaking—
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Systems Analysis+0.7 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Writing—
- Active Learning+1.2 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Civil Engineers
- Mathematics
- Science
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Learning Strategies