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)

Lighting Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

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Comparison table

MetricLighting TechniciansPower Distributors and Dispatchers
National median salary$68,060$106,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment8,9008,520
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsNot recordedReading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking
Related careersControl and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Electromechanical Equipment AssemblersMechanical Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Lighting Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

0%

0 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

13

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

  • None

Only in Power Distributors and Dispatchers

  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Operation and Control
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination
  • Time Management

Only in Lighting Technicians

  • None