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 Power Reactor Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Hydroelectric Production Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | Hydroelectric Production Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $122,890 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 5,150 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Monitoring | Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | Electrical Engineers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
70%
19 of 27 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
1
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+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Writing+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Operation and Control—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Mathematics
- Science
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
- Troubleshooting