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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 Production Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Biomass Plant Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricHydroelectric Production ManagersBiomass Plant Technicians
National median salary$126,060$102,040
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment246,25029,320
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading ComprehensionOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

15 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

12

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+0.3 level
  • Operation and Control+0.3 level
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Time Management

Only in Biomass Plant Technicians

  • Equipment Maintenance

Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources