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)
Wind Energy Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Power Plant Operators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Wind Energy Engineers | Power Plant Operators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $122,930 | $102,040 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 154,070 | 29,320 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Active Listening | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Power Plant Operators, Solar Photovoltaic Installers | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, Wellhead Pumpers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
60%
9 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
8
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—
- Speaking—
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Coordination—
Only in Power Plant Operators
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
Only in Wind Energy Engineers
- Mathematics
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Active Learning