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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)

Water Resource Specialists

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Comparison table

MetricLandscape ArchitectsWater Resource Specialists
National median salary$79,870$167,220
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment19,600108,690
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem SolvingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing
Related careersSurveying and Mapping Technicians, Range Managers, Agricultural Engineers, Water Resource SpecialistsPetroleum Engineers, Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Energy Auditors, Wind Energy Development Managers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

19 of 22 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

  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.6 level
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Coordination
  • Mathematics+0.3 level
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation

Only in Water Resource Specialists

  • Learning Strategies
  • Science
  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Landscape Architects

  • Operations Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources