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)
Locomotive Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Air Traffic Controllers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Locomotive Engineers | Air Traffic Controllers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $81,410 | $148,080 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 33,470 | 22,510 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Traffic Technicians, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Hoist and Winch Operators | Avionics Technicians, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
61%
11 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
1
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
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+1.1 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.5 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Operations Monitoring—
Only in Air Traffic Controllers
- Social Perceptiveness
- Systems Analysis
- Writing
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Locomotive Engineers
- Operation and Control