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)
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Materials Scientists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Materials Scientists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $66,120 | $117,790 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 75,570 | 8,470 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Science, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Industrial Engineers, Microsystems Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Industrial Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
6
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+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Science+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Mathematics+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies—
Only in Materials Scientists
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Troubleshooting
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Quality Control Analysis