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)
Electrical Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Solar Energy Installation Managers | Electrical Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $79,920 | $120,630 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 812,210 | 198,750 |
| 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 | Writing, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking |
| Related careers | Weatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Automotive Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
18 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
4
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+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Instructing—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
Only in Electrical Engineers
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Science
Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Operations Monitoring