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)
Water/Wastewater Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hydroelectric Production Managers | Water/Wastewater Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $126,060 | $100,840 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 246,250 | 367,840 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis |
| Related careers | Electrical Engineers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians, Hydroelectric Production Managers, Environmental Restoration Planners, Industrial Ecologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
96%
22 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
5
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
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Mathematics+1.0 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
- Systems Analysis+0.7 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Speaking—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Science—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation—
- Negotiation—
- Persuasion—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Operations Analysis
Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources