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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)

Weatherization Installers and Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Solar Energy Installation Managers

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Comparison table

MetricWeatherization Installers and TechniciansSolar Energy Installation Managers
National median salaryNot published$79,920
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published812,210
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone23
Important skillsMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Installation, Judgment and Decision Making, Active ListeningMonitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension
Related careersStationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Sheet Metal Workers, Roofers, Wind Turbine Service TechniciansWeatherization Installers and Technicians, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Geothermal Production Managers, Civil Engineers
Weatherization Installers and Technicians dashboardSolar Energy Installation Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

59%

13 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

9

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+0.8 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.6 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.2 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.3 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.6 level

Only in Solar Energy Installation Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Instructing
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies
  • Writing
  • Active Learning

Only in Weatherization Installers and Technicians

  • Installation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operation and Control