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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)

Quality Control Systems Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Food Science Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricQuality Control Systems ManagersFood Science Technicians
National median salary$126,060$52,130
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment246,25014,600
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone43
Important skillsQuality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Writing, MonitoringReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Science
Related careersNatural Sciences Managers, Project Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Food Scientists and TechnologistsBiofuels Processing Technicians, Animal Scientists, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

13 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

10

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

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Monitoring
  • Coordination
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Instructing
  • Active Learning

Only in Food Science Technicians

  • Science

Only in Quality Control Systems Managers

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Mathematics
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation