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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)

Quality Control Systems Managers

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial EngineersQuality Control Systems Managers
National median salary$102,440$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment365,740246,250
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem SolvingQuality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring
Related careersArchitectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team AssemblersNatural Sciences Managers, Project Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Food Scientists and Technologists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

16 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

7

Current-only skills

0

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—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Writing—
  • Speaking—
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
  • Coordination+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.2 level
  • Time Management+0.8 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
  • Instructing+0.6 level
  • Mathematics—

Only in Quality Control Systems Managers

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation

Only in Industrial Engineers

  • None