Natural Sciences Managers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and management of personnel resources skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Chief Sustainability Officers (71%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Sustainability Officers | 71% | $213,990Pay for the broader BLS group “Chief Executives” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 71% | $175,140 | +5% | None |
| 3 | Investment Fund Managers | 68% | $166,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Chief Executives | 67% | $213,990 | +28% | None |
| 5 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 66% | $193,950 | +16% | None |
| 6 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 66% | $140,300 | −16% | None |
| 7 | Treasurers and Controllers | 64% | $166,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 63% | $149,230 | −11% | None |
| 9 | Purchasing Managers | 63% | $148,080 | −11% | None |
| 10 | Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 63% | $98,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Biological Scientists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Natural Sciences Managers, median $167,220. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as natural sciences managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
71% skill match · $213,990 (broader BLS group)
Systems Evaluation · Persuasion · Systems Analysis
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
71% skill match · $175,140 · +5% pay
Programming · Operations Monitoring · Equipment Selection
68% skill match · $166,570 (broader BLS group)
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Chief Sustainability Officers (71% skill match, median $213,990), Computer and Information Systems Managers (71% skill match, median $175,140) and Investment Fund Managers (68% skill match, median $166,570), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 4 pay more than natural sciences managers at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+28%, $213,990), Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+16%, $193,950) and Computer and Information Systems Managers (+5%, $175,140).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.