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 Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

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Comparison table

MetricNuclear TechniciansElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
National median salary$110,240$103,020
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment6,47020,720
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active ListeningCritical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Reading Comprehension
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

79%

11 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

7

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
  • Troubleshooting+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Speaking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Time Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring

Only in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Nuclear Technicians

  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Operation and Control
  • Coordination
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing