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)

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Wellhead Pumpers

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Comparison table

Metric	Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	Wellhead Pumpers
National median salary	$102,040	$69,960
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	29,320	17,990
Typical education	Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone	3	2
Important skills	Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Monitoring	Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Judgment and Decision Making, Repairing, Troubleshooting
Related careers	Wind Energy Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, Ship Engineers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	Biofuels Processing Technicians, Geothermal Production Managers, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Chemical Plant and System Operators

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

10 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Operations Monitoring—
Operation and Control+0.3 level
Repairing—
Equipment Maintenance—
Critical Thinking—
Troubleshooting—
Monitoring—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Speaking—
Complex Problem Solving—

Only in Wellhead Pumpers

None

Only in Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Quality Control Analysis
Writing
Mathematics
Active Learning
Coordination
Time Management