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)
Sustainability Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transportation Planners | Sustainability Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $101,110 | $83,050 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 37,100 | 1,087,090 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving | Writing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Hydrologic Technicians, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Industrial Ecologists, Sustainability Specialists | Architectural and Engineering Managers, Landscape Architects, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Water Resource Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
17 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Time Management—
Only in Sustainability Specialists
- Instructing
Only in Transportation Planners
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Service Orientation