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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 Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Biomass Power Plant Managers

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Comparison table

MetricNuclear TechniciansBiomass Power Plant Managers
National median salary$110,240$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment6,470246,250
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active ListeningSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Related careersPetroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Geothermal Production ManagersIndustrial Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Chemical Plant and System Operators, Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

72%

18 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

7

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

  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+1.1 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Operation and Control
  • Troubleshooting

Only in Biomass Power Plant Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics

Only in Nuclear Technicians

  • None