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 Production Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hydroelectric Production Managers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $126,060 | $106,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 246,250 | 8,520 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Related careers | Electrical Engineers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | Mechanical Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Lighting Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
13 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Writing—
- Operation and Control—
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
Only in Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- None
Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
- Science
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources