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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)

Remote Sensing Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

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Comparison table

MetricRemote Sensing TechniciansElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
National median salary$62,280$74,090
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment73,91065,010
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active ListeningRepairing, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis
Related careersRobotics Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Robotics Engineers, Software DevelopersMechatronics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

53%

10 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

9

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
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Active Learning

Only in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

  • Repairing
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Equipment Selection
  • Time Management
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Operation and Control

Only in Remote Sensing Technicians

  • Mathematics
  • Coordination