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)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial Ecologists | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $82,220 | $101,920 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 89,250 | 23,470 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking | Reading Comprehension, Science, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists | Astronomers, Surveyors, Water Resource Specialists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Science+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Mathematics+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
- Learning Strategies—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Instructing—
- Time Management—
- Monitoring—
Only in Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Operations Analysis
Only in Industrial Ecologists
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion