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)
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Civil Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Solar Energy Installation Managers | Civil Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $79,920 | $100,840 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 812,210 | 367,840 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Speaking |
| Related careers | Weatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers | Facilities Managers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.3 level
- Critical Thinking+1.0 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis+1.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Active Learning+1.4 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
Only in Civil Engineers
- Mathematics
- Science
- Operations Analysis
Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Quality Control Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Operations Monitoring