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)
Architectural and Civil Drafters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transportation Engineers | Architectural and Civil Drafters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $100,840 | $66,150 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 367,840 | 103,700 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Time Management | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination |
| Related careers | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Project Management Specialists, Architectural and Civil Drafters, Solar Energy Installation Managers | Software Developers, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Electrical Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
93%
14 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
8
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—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
- Mathematics—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Persuasion—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Transportation Engineers
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Science