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)

Traffic Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Geodetic Surveyors

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Comparison table

Metric	Traffic Technicians	Geodetic Surveyors
National median salary	$59,090	$75,440
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	7,860	50,830
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	3	4
Important skills	Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making	Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving
Related careers	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Signal and Track Switch Repairers, Geodetic Surveyors	Atmospheric and Space Scientists, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Statistical Assistants, Traffic Technicians

Traffic Technicians dashboard Geodetic Surveyors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

12 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
Active Listening+0.4 level
Critical Thinking+0.6 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
Writing+0.9 level
Active Learning+1.0 level
Monitoring+0.8 level
Speaking+0.5 level
Systems Evaluation—
Systems Analysis—
Coordination—

Only in Geodetic Surveyors

Mathematics
Science
Instructing
Learning Strategies

Only in Traffic Technicians

Management of Personnel Resources
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management