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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)

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Career B (or your target career)

Agricultural Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, VegetationAgricultural Technicians
National median salary$46,340$49,630
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment27,05015,130
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone23
Important skillsTime Management, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active ListeningReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing
Related careersHazardous Materials Removal Workers, Agricultural Technicians, Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticChemists, Biofuels Production Managers, Animal Scientists, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

17%

2 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

10

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

  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.1 level

Only in Agricultural Technicians

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Monitoring
  • Instructing
  • Speaking
  • Coordination

Only in Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

  • None