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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)

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricHazardous Materials Removal WorkersEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National median salary$49,450$59,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment51,71012,190
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Coordination, Reading ComprehensionActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Science
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

47%

9 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

10

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

  • Active Listening+1.0 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Coordination
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level

Only in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Active Learning
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

  • Operation and Control