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)
Highway Maintenance Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Transportation Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Highway Maintenance Workers | Transportation Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,260 | $100,840 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 154,960 | 367,840 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Time Management |
| Related careers | Helpers--Electricians, Traffic Technicians, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Project Management Specialists, Architectural and Civil Drafters, Solar Energy Installation Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
23%
5 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
17
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
- Speaking+1.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.6 level
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
Only in Transportation Engineers
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Time Management
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Active Learning
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Science
Only in Highway Maintenance Workers
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring