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)
Industrial Ecologists
Career B (or your target career)
Chief Sustainability Officers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial Ecologists | Chief Sustainability Officers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,220 | $213,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 89,250 | 204,350 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking | Writing, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Related careers | Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists | Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar, Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Water Resource Specialists, Environmental Economists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
90%
18 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
2
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Persuasion+0.9 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Instructing—
- Management of Personnel Resources+1.0 level
Only in Chief Sustainability Officers
- Service Orientation
- Negotiation
Only in Industrial Ecologists
- Science
- Mathematics