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)
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Food Scientists and Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Precision Agriculture Technicians | Food Scientists and Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,630 | $88,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,130 | 13,060 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing |
| Related careers | Food Scientists and Technologists, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, Remote Sensing Technicians, Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
15 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.2 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Mathematics+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Science
- Quality Control Analysis
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
Only in Precision Agriculture Technicians
- None