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)
Environmental Economists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial Ecologists | Environmental Economists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,220 | $124,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 89,250 | 17,790 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking | Writing, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Political Scientists, Biologists, Hydrologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Writing—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Mathematics+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Learning—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Instructing—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Coordination—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Time Management—
Only in Environmental Economists
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Industrial Ecologists
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources