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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)

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial EcologistsGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
National median salary$82,220$101,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment89,25023,470
Typical educationMaster's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical ThinkingReading Comprehension, Science, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersRange Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental EconomistsAstronomers, 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