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)
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Chemists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Monitoring Technicians | Chemists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,240 | $91,240 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,470 | 82,770 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Science, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing |
| Related careers | Chemists, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | Nanosystems Engineers, Biological Technicians, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
19 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
0
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+2.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.7 level
- Mathematics+1.4 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Learning Strategies—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
- Instructing+0.5 level
Only in Chemists
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
- None