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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)

Landscape Architects

Career B (or your target career)

Conservation Scientists

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Comparison table

MetricLandscape ArchitectsConservation Scientists
National median salary$79,870$73,010
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment19,60025,950
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem SolvingActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Science
Related careersSurveying and Mapping Technicians, Range Managers, Agricultural Engineers, Water Resource SpecialistsZoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Biologists, 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

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

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Time Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Negotiation

Only in Conservation Scientists

  • Science

Only in Landscape Architects

  • Operations Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Instructing