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 Turbine Service Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Wind Energy Development Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Wind Turbine Service Technicians | Wind Energy Development Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,120 | $141,900 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 9,980 | 622,190 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking | Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Avionics Technicians, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Electrical Engineers, Geothermal Production Managers | Electrical Engineers, Civil Engineers, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Project Management Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
60%
12 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
9
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
- Critical Thinking+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.7 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Wind Energy Development Managers
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Mathematics
Only in Wind Turbine Service Technicians
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Selection
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing