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)
Quality Control Systems Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Food Scientists and Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Quality Control Systems Managers | Food Scientists and Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $126,060 | $88,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 246,250 | 13,060 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Writing |
| Related careers | Natural Sciences Managers, Project Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Food Scientists and Technologists | Cooks, Restaurant, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Industrial Ecologists, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
21 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Active Learning—
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Mathematics+0.3 level
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Time Management—
- Instructing—
- Learning Strategies—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Food Scientists and Technologists
- Science
Only in Quality Control Systems Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Monitoring