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)
Materials Scientists
Career B (or your target career)
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Materials Scientists | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $117,790 | $109,270 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,470 | 40,270 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Science, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension | Speaking, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Industrial Engineers | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Industrial Engineers, Materials Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
17 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.4 level
- Mathematics+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Science—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
Only in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
- Instructing
Only in Materials Scientists
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion