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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)

Natural Sciences Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Bioinformatics Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricNatural Sciences ManagersBioinformatics Technicians
National median salary$167,220$81,490
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment108,6903,720
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsScience, Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Active Learning, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersIndustrial Engineers, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Bioinformatics Technicians, Management AnalystsNatural Sciences Managers, Molecular and Cellular Biologists, Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians, Computer and Information Research Scientists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

14 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

9

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

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Speaking
  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Systems Analysis
  • Science
  • Time Management
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Bioinformatics Technicians

  • Programming

Only in Natural Sciences Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Operations Analysis
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation