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)
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
Career B (or your target career)
Soil and Plant Scientists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | Soil and Plant Scientists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $46,340 | $78,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 27,050 | 15,730 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Time Management, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Science, Active Learning |
| Related careers | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Agricultural Technicians, Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Foresters, Food Scientists and Technologists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, Biological Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
0%
0 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
19
Current-only skills
2
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
- None
Only in Soil and Plant Scientists
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Monitoring
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Instructing
- Operations Analysis
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
- Time Management
- Operations Monitoring