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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)

Project Management Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Solar Energy Installation Managers

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Comparison table

MetricProject Management SpecialistsSolar Energy Installation Managers
National median salary$102,320$79,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,066,670812,210
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, MonitoringMonitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Logistics Engineers, Natural Sciences Managers, Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsWeatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

91%

20 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Instructing+0.1 level
  • Persuasion
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Negotiation+0.2 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Writing
  • Active Learning

Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Project Management Specialists

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources