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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)

Wellhead Pumpers

Career B (or your target career)

Geothermal Production Managers

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Comparison table

MetricWellhead PumpersGeothermal Production Managers
National median salary$69,960$126,060
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment17,990246,250
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Some College Courses
Job zone23
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Judgment and Decision Making, Repairing, TroubleshootingCritical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersBiofuels Processing Technicians, Geothermal Production Managers, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Chemical Plant and System OperatorsWind Turbine Service Technicians, Wind Energy Engineers, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Petroleum Engineers
Wellhead Pumpers dashboardGeothermal Production Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

25%

6 of 24 target skills

Target-only skills

18

Current-only skills

4

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
  • Monitoring+1.1 level
  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.7 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.7 level
  • Operations Monitoring—

Only in Geothermal Production Managers

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Coordination
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Time Management
  • Active Learning
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

Only in Wellhead Pumpers

  • Operation and Control
  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting