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)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,450 | $90,150 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,710 | 140,610 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving |
| 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 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
41%
9 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
13
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
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Coordination—
- Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
- Time Management—
Only in Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Writing
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation
Only in Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Operation and Control