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 Inspectors
Career B (or your target career)
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transportation Inspectors | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $92,100 | $112,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 24,500 | 8,250 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening | Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | Automotive Engineering Technicians, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
57%
12 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
9
Current-only skills
0
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
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
Only in Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Mathematics
- Operations Monitoring
- Science
- Active Learning
- Systems Analysis
- Quality Control Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Analysis
- Operation and Control
Only in Transportation Inspectors
- None