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)
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Monitoring Technicians | Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,240 | $66,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,470 | 75,570 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening |
| 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 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Industrial Engineers, Microsystems Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
76%
16 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
3
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+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Active Listening—
- Science+0.9 level
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Mathematics+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
Only in Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
- Instructing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management