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)
Electrical Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Engineers | Electrical Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $124,900 | $120,630 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,790 | 198,750 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Persuasion, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Writing, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking |
| Related careers | Commercial and Industrial Designers, Electrical Engineers, Project Management Specialists, Software Developers | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Automotive Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
76%
16 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
3
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
- Writing+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Instructing—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management—
Only in Electrical Engineers
- Monitoring
- Operations Analysis
- Quality Control Analysis
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Sales Engineers
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation