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)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Environmental Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | Environmental Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,450 | $107,110 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,710 | 38,340 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension | Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | Chemical Plant and System Operators, Helpers--Extraction Workers, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Hydrologic Technicians, Chemical Engineers, Hydrologists, Petroleum Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
40%
8 of 20 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
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Speaking+1.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.8 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
Only in Environmental Engineers
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Science
- Mathematics
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Instructing
Only in Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control