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 Planners
Career B (or your target career)
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transportation Planners | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $101,110 | $82,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 37,100 | 89,250 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Science, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Hydrologic Technicians, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Industrial Ecologists, Sustainability Specialists | Foresters, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, Range Managers, Soil and Plant Scientists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
1
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
- Writing+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Mathematics—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
Only in Transportation Planners
- Operations Analysis