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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)

Transportation Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Solar Energy Installation Managers

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Comparison table

MetricTransportation EngineersSolar Energy Installation Managers
National median salary$100,840$79,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment367,840812,210
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Time ManagementMonitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension
Related careersBrownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Project Management Specialists, Architectural and Civil Drafters, Solar Energy Installation ManagersWeatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

19 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

3

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

  • Coordination
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Instructing+0.3 level
  • Persuasion
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Negotiation+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Writing
  • Active Learning

Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Transportation Engineers

  • Mathematics
  • Operations Analysis
  • Science