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)

Park Naturalists

Career B (or your target career)

Environmental Restoration Planners

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Comparison table

Metric	Park Naturalists	Environmental Restoration Planners
National median salary	$73,010	$82,220
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	25,950	89,250
Typical education	Not recorded	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	5
Important skills	Speaking, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness	Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careers	Instructional Coordinators, Geographers, First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	Biologists, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, Civil Engineers, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Park Naturalists dashboard Environmental Restoration Planners dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

14 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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+0.4 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
Speaking—
Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
Writing+0.4 level
Active Listening+0.1 level
Monitoring+0.6 level
Active Learning+0.8 level
Social Perceptiveness—
Coordination+0.9 level
Service Orientation—
Learning Strategies+0.1 level
Time Management+0.3 level

Only in Environmental Restoration Planners

Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Science
Mathematics
Negotiation
Persuasion

Only in Park Naturalists

Instructing
Management of Personnel Resources