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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)

Gas Plant Operators

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Comparison table

MetricHydroelectric Production ManagersGas Plant Operators
National median salary$126,060$87,820
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment246,25018,030
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
Related careersElectrical Engineers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development ManagersWind Turbine Service Technicians, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

13 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

14

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+0.8 level
  • Operation and Control+0.5 level
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Gas Plant Operators

  • Troubleshooting

Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers

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