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)
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $79,870 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 138,090 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
15 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
4
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Repairing—
- Operation and Control+0.4 level
- Equipment Maintenance—
- Troubleshooting—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Equipment Selection+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Coordination
Only in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Reading Comprehension
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Writing