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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)

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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Comparison table

MetricZoologists and Wildlife BiologistsForestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
National median salary$76,780$101,420
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment18,1201,520
Typical educationNot recordedDoctoral Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem SolvingInstructing, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening
Related careersAgricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Instructional Coordinators, Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

21 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

1

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+1.9 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing+0.6 level
  • Learning Strategies+1.0 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.6 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Science
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Time Management
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Mathematics
  • Service Orientation

Only in Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • None

Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

  • Management of Personnel Resources