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)

Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Career B (or your target career)

Natural Sciences Managers

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Comparison table

Metric	Molecular and Cellular Biologists	Natural Sciences Managers
National median salary	$98,920	$167,220
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	55,850	108,690
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	5	5
Important skills	Science, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving	Science, Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Histotechnologists, Nanosystems Engineers, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Physicians, Pathologists	Industrial Engineers, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Bioinformatics Technicians, Management Analysts

Molecular and Cellular Biologists dashboard Natural Sciences Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

96%

22 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Science—
Active Listening+0.1 level
Monitoring—
Reading Comprehension—
Critical Thinking—
Writing—
Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
Speaking—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Management of Personnel Resources+1.4 level
Active Learning+0.1 level
Learning Strategies—
Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
Coordination+0.4 level
Operations Analysis+0.6 level
Persuasion+0.8 level
Instructing—
Systems Analysis+0.1 level
Mathematics—
Negotiation+0.1 level
Systems Evaluation—
Time Management+0.2 level

Only in Natural Sciences Managers

Service Orientation

Only in Molecular and Cellular Biologists

None