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)
Sales Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Engineers | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $124,900 | $82,890 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,790 | 11,280 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Persuasion, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Commercial and Industrial Designers, Electrical Engineers, Project Management Specialists, Software Developers | Software Developers, Robotics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
12 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
7
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—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Mathematics—
- Active Learning—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Monitoring
- Science
- Operation and Control
- Repairing
Only in Sales Engineers
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Coordination
- Learning Strategies