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)

Transportation Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Aerospace Engineers

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Comparison table

Metric	Transportation Engineers	Aerospace Engineers
National median salary	$100,840	$134,960
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	367,840	67,710
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Not recorded
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Time Management	Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Writing
Related careers	Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Project Management Specialists, Architectural and Civil Drafters, Solar Energy Installation Managers	Manufacturing Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Robotics Technicians

Transportation Engineers dashboard Aerospace Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

87%

20 of 23 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+0.6 level
Critical Thinking+0.9 level
Writing+0.6 level
Mathematics+0.6 level
Science+1.9 level
Complex Problem Solving—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Operations Analysis+1.0 level
Active Listening—
Speaking—
Active Learning+0.2 level
Monitoring+0.3 level
Systems Evaluation—
Systems Analysis+0.3 level
Coordination—
Learning Strategies+0.5 level
Negotiation—
Persuasion—
Time Management—
Instructing+0.1 level

Only in Aerospace Engineers

Quality Control Analysis
Technology Design
Social Perceptiveness

Only in Transportation Engineers

Management of Personnel Resources
Service Orientation