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)

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Career B (or your target career)

Forest and Conservation Workers

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Comparison table

MetricZoologists and Wildlife BiologistsForest and Conservation Workers
National median salary$76,780$43,680
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment18,1206,050
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem SolvingMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersAgricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Fish and Game Wardens, Firefighters, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

8 of 8 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

14

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
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Only in Forest and Conservation Workers

  • None

Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

  • Science
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Time Management
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Mathematics
  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation