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)
Ship Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Ship Engineers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $109,530 | $106,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,400 | 8,520 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Repairing, Troubleshooting | Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Related careers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Power Plant Operators, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Wellhead Pumpers | Mechanical Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Lighting Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
13 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
6
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
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Writing—
- Operation and Control—
- Active Learning—
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Time Management—
Only in Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- None
Only in Ship Engineers
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Systems Analysis
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Selection