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)
Industrial Ecologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | Industrial Ecologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,780 | $82,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 18,120 | 89,250 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Agricultural Technicians, Hydrologists, Forest and Conservation Workers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Range Managers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Environmental Economists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
20 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
2
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Science+0.1 level
- Mathematics+0.9 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Coordination—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Ecologists
- None
Only in Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation