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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)

Industrial Ecologists

Career B (or your target career)

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial EcologistsEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National median salary$82,220$59,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment89,25012,190
Typical educationMaster's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical ThinkingActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Science
Related careersRange Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental EconomistsBiomass Plant Technicians, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

89%

17 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

3

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

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

Only in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Industrial Ecologists

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing