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)
Geographers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Park Naturalists | Geographers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $73,010 | $102,040 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 25,950 | 1,400 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Instructional Coordinators, Geographers, First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, Environmental Economists, Urban and Regional Planners, Sociologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Time Management—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
Only in Geographers
- Science
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
Only in Park Naturalists
- Management of Personnel Resources