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 Sales Representatives and Assessors
Career B (or your target career)
Wind Energy Operations Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors | Wind Energy Operations Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $104,920 | $141,900 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 284,800 | 622,190 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Construction Managers, Cost Estimators | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Production Managers, Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
59%
13 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
9
Current-only skills
1
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+0.3 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Persuasion—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Negotiation+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Operations Monitoring
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Quality Control Analysis
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
- Service Orientation