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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 Sales Representatives and Assessors

Career B (or your target career)

Wind Energy Operations Managers

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Comparison table

MetricSolar Sales Representatives and AssessorsWind Energy Operations Managers
National median salary$104,920$141,900
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment284,800622,190
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone33
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Critical ThinkingActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring
Related careersArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Construction Managers, Cost EstimatorsStationary 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