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 Operations Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Biomass Plant Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Wind Energy Operations Managers | Biomass Plant Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $141,900 | $102,040 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 622,190 | 29,320 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Production Managers, Power Distributors and Dispatchers | Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Chemical Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Wellhead Pumpers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
14 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.6 level
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning—
- Learning Strategies—
- Coordination—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
Only in Biomass Plant Technicians
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Mathematics
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation