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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)

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

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Comparison table

MetricWind Energy Operations ManagersPower Distributors and Dispatchers
National median salary$141,900$106,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment622,1908,520
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, MonitoringReading Comprehension, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking
Related careersStationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers, Industrial Production Managers, Power Distributors and DispatchersMechanical Engineers, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Lighting Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

92%

12 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

10

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination
  • Time Management

Only in Power Distributors and Dispatchers

  • Operation and Control

Only in Wind Energy Operations Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation