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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 Operations Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Construction Managers

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Comparison table

MetricWind Energy Operations ManagersConstruction Managers
National median salary$141,900$114,990
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment622,190380,360
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, MonitoringJudgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Coordination
Related careersStationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Production Managers, Power Distributors and DispatchersGovernment Property Inspectors and Investigators, Mechanical Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Geothermal Production Managers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

84%

21 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Coordination+0.6 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Negotiation
  • Writing
  • Systems Analysis+0.6 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Mathematics+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies+0.1 level

Only in Construction Managers

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Service Orientation
  • Operations Analysis

Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers

  • Operations Monitoring