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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)

Industrial Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricSolar Energy Installation ManagersIndustrial Engineers
National median salary$79,920$102,440
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment812,210365,740
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsMonitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersWeatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil EngineersArchitectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

15 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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

  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Writing+0.9 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing
  • Time Management

Only in Industrial Engineers

  • Mathematics

Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Operations Monitoring