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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)

Nanosystems Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Biochemists and Biophysicists

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Comparison table

MetricNanosystems EngineersBiochemists and Biophysicists
National median salary$122,930$127,410
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment154,07033,830
Typical educationDoctoral DegreePost-Doctoral Training
Job zone55
Important skillsSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Science, WritingScience, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersMolecular and Cellular Biologists, Fuel Cell Engineers, Chemical Technicians, Biochemists and BiophysicistsHistology Technicians, Histotechnologists, Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, Data Scientists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

20 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

4

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+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.2 level
  • Writing+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.9 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Mathematics
  • Instructing+1.0 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.3 level
  • Operations Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Biochemists and Biophysicists

  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Nanosystems Engineers

  • Technology Design
  • Time Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Negotiation