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Pivot To Automotive Engineers

81 careers that can transition into this role, ranked by skill compatibility.

Aerospace Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$32,510 (-24%)

Agricultural Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$17,690 (+21%)

Chemical Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$19,540 (-16%)

Electrical Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$9,590 (-9%)

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$25,270 (-20%)

Fuel Cell Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$0 (+0%)

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$37,530 (+58%)

Manufacturing Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$1,180 (+1%)

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$3,350 (-3%)

Materials Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$5,990 (-6%)

Materials Scientists

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$1,840 (-2%)

Mechanical Drafters

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$33,810 (+49%)

Mechanical Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$0 (+0%)

Mechatronics Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$15,430 (-13%)

Microsystems Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)-$15,430 (-13%)

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)+$1,300 (+1%)

Nanosystems Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Nuclear Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Petroleum Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Photonics Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Robotics Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Validation Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Wind Energy Engineers

Moderate Pivot (79%)

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$22,490 (+28%)

Architectural and Civil Drafters

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$38,040 (+59%)

Automotive Engineering Technicians

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$33,590 (+49%)

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Moderate Pivot (78%)-$4,630 (-4%)

Chemists

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$18,170 (+22%)

Civil Engineers

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$2,730 (+3%)

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Moderate Pivot (78%)-$38,590 (-27%)

Computer Hardware Engineers

Moderate Pivot (78%)-$52,700 (-34%)

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$28,600 (+39%)

Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Moderate Pivot (78%)-$15,430 (-13%)

Food Scientists and Technologists

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$17,010 (+20%)

Geodetic Surveyors

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$29,580 (+41%)

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$53,930 (+111%)

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Moderate Pivot (78%)-$7,340 (-7%)

Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$1,180 (+1%)

Hydrologists

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$10,260 (+11%)

Industrial Ecologists

Moderate Pivot (78%)+$22,260 (+28%)

Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

Moderate Pivot (78%)

Physicists

Moderate Pivot (78%)

Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Moderate Pivot (78%)

Soil and Plant Scientists

Moderate Pivot (78%)

Transportation Engineers

Moderate Pivot (78%)

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Engineers, All Other

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Industrial Engineers

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Moderate Pivot (69%)

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Nuclear Technicians

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Photonics Technicians

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Physical Scientists, All Other

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Robotics Technicians

Moderate Pivot (68%)

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Moderate Pivot (65%)

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$22,870 (+29%)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$36,650 (+56%)

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Moderate Pivot (63%)-$3,800 (-4%)

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Significant Pivot (54%)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Significant Pivot (54%)

Machinists

Significant Pivot (54%)

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Significant Pivot (54%)

Model Makers, Wood

Significant Pivot (54%)

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Significant Pivot (54%)

Patternmakers, Wood

Significant Pivot (54%)

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Significant Pivot (54%)

Tool and Die Makers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Traffic Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Significant Pivot (53%)

Sales Engineers

Significant Pivot (53%)