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)
Agricultural Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Agricultural Engineers | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $98,590 | $56,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,480 | 37,870 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Geothermal Production Managers, Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians, Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
65%
11 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
9
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—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management—
- Active Learning—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Selection
Only in Agricultural Engineers
- Writing
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Science
- Coordination
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Operations Analysis