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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 Turbine Service Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Hydroelectric Production Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Wind Turbine Service Technicians | Hydroelectric Production Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,120 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 9,980 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking | Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Avionics Technicians, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Electrical Engineers, Geothermal Production Managers | Electrical Engineers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
17 of 27 target skills
Target-only skills
10
Current-only skills
4
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
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Learning Strategies+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Instructing+1.0 level
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
- Operation and Control+0.1 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Mathematics
- Science
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Wind Turbine Service Technicians
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Selection