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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)

Robotics Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricRemote Sensing TechniciansRobotics Engineers
National median salary$62,280$122,930
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment73,910154,070
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active ListeningCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Systems Analysis
Related careersRobotics Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Robotics Engineers, Software DevelopersIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

43%

12 of 28 target skills

Target-only skills

16

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

  • Critical Thinking+0.7 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.7 level
  • Active Listening+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.9 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+1.0 level
  • Mathematics+0.7 level
  • Writing+0.1 level
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level

Only in Robotics Engineers

  • Troubleshooting
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Time Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Technology Design
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Operations Analysis
  • Programming
  • Equipment Selection
  • Science
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Instructing
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness

Only in Remote Sensing Technicians

  • None