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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)

Electrical Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricWind Energy Operations ManagersElectrical Engineers
National median salary$141,900$120,630
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment622,190198,750
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, MonitoringWriting, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking
Related careersStationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Production Managers, Power Distributors and DispatchersAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Automotive Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

19 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

3

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

  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Mathematics+0.9 level
  • Coordination
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Instructing
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies
  • Time Management
  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Electrical Engineers

  • Operations Analysis
  • Science

Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers

  • Persuasion
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Negotiation