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)
Wind Energy Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | Wind Energy Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,040 | $122,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 29,320 | 154,070 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Monitoring | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Wind Energy Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, Ship Engineers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Power Plant Operators, Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
65%
11 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
7
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+1.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Mathematics+1.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.6 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
Only in Wind Energy Engineers
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
Only in Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Time Management