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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)

Wind Energy Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

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Comparison table

MetricWind Energy EngineersPower Distributors and Dispatchers
National median salary$122,930$106,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment154,0708,520
Typical educationBachelor's DegreePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Active ListeningReading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking
Related careersPower Distributors and Dispatchers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Power Plant Operators, Solar Photovoltaic InstallersMechanical Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Lighting Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

77%

10 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

7

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

  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination

Only in Power Distributors and Dispatchers

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Time Management

Only in Wind Energy Engineers

  • Mathematics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Operations Analysis
  • Science
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion