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)

Hydrologic Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Geographers

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Comparison table

MetricHydrologic TechniciansGeographers
National median salary$64,790$102,040
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment2,8401,400
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsNot recordedWriting, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening
Related careersRemote Sensing Scientists and Technologists, Remote Sensing Technicians, Civil Engineers, GeographersGeological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, Environmental Economists, Urban and Regional Planners, Sociologists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

0%

0 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

19

Current-only skills

0

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

  • None

Only in Geographers

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Science
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing
  • Time Management
  • Mathematics
  • Service Orientation
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Monitoring

Only in Hydrologic Technicians

  • None