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)
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Park Naturalists | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $73,010 | $76,780 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 25,950 | 18,120 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Instructional Coordinators, Geographers, First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Agricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
73%
16 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.4 level
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Learning Strategies—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
- Science
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
Only in Park Naturalists
- None