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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)

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Career B (or your target career)

Geothermal Production Managers

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Comparison table

MetricNuclear Power Reactor OperatorsGeothermal Production Managers
National median salary$122,890$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment5,150246,250
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Some College Courses
Job zone33
Important skillsOperation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, MonitoringCritical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making
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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators dashboardGeothermal Production Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

18 of 24 target skills

Target-only skills

6

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Critical Thinking—
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.9 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Time Management+0.5 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Operations Monitoring—
  • Instructing+0.5 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis—

Only in Geothermal Production Managers

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

Only in Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

  • Operation and Control
  • Troubleshooting