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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Validation Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Validation Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $66,120 | $102,440 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 75,570 | 365,740 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis | Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Team Assemblers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | Software Developers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineering Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
85%
17 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Writing+0.2 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Science+1.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Mathematics—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Operations Analysis+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Time Management—
Only in Validation Engineers
- Social Perceptiveness
- Learning Strategies
- Coordination
Only in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Technology Design
- Instructing