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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)

Hydrologic Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

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Comparison table

MetricHydrologic TechniciansGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
National median salary$64,790$101,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment2,84023,470
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsNot recordedReading Comprehension, Science, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersRemote Sensing Scientists and Technologists, Remote Sensing Technicians, Civil Engineers, GeographersAstronomers, Surveyors, Water Resource Specialists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

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 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

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

Only in Hydrologic Technicians

  • None