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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)

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Career B (or your target career)

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

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Comparison table

MetricZoologists and Wildlife BiologistsAgricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
National median salary$76,780$98,700
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment18,1208,920
Typical educationNot recordedDoctoral Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem SolvingInstructing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Writing
Related careersAgricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryBiologists, Natural Sciences Managers, Animal Scientists, Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists dashboardAgricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

17 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

5

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

  • Instructing+1.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Learning Strategies+1.5 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Active Listening+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Science—
  • Time Management—
  • Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Mathematics+0.1 level

Only in Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

  • None

Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation