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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 Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial EngineersAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
National median salary$102,440$82,890
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment365,74011,280
Typical educationBachelor's DegreePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone43
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem SolvingCritical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Related careersArchitectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team AssemblersSoftware Developers, Robotics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Industrial Engineers dashboardAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

68%

13 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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

  • Critical Thinking—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Speaking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Time Management+0.3 level
  • Monitoring—
  • Writing—
  • Mathematics—
  • Active Learning—
  • Systems Evaluation—
  • Systems Analysis—

Only in Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Science
  • Operation and Control
  • Repairing

Only in Industrial Engineers

  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing