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)
Industrial Production Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Wind Energy Operations Managers | Industrial Production Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $141,900 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 622,190 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, 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 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Mechanical Engineers, Logistics Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
22 of 25 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
0
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+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Speaking—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
- Writing—
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Negotiation—
- Operations Monitoring+0.3 level
- Persuasion—
- Instructing—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.9 level
Only in Industrial Production Managers
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Service Orientation
Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers
- None