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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)

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricOccupational Health and Safety SpecialistsNuclear Monitoring Technicians
National median salary$90,150$110,240
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment140,6106,470
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone43
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem SolvingMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersChemists, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

18 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

4

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
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Instructing
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Learning Strategies
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Systems Analysis
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination

Only in Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

  • Science

Only in Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Operations Analysis
  • Service Orientation