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
| Metric | Lighting Technicians | Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $68,060 | $106,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,900 | 8,520 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Not recorded | Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Related careers | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | Mechanical 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