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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)
Power Plant Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Biomass Power Plant Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Power Plant Operators | Biomass Power Plant Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,040 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 29,320 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, Wellhead Pumpers | Industrial Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Chemical Plant and System Operators, Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
52%
13 of 25 target skills
Target-only skills
12
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
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Monitoring+1.5 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Operation and Control—
- Troubleshooting—
Only in Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Financial Resources
- Active Learning
- Management of Material Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Mathematics
Only in Power Plant Operators
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance