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 Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $65,380 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 34,020 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Time Management | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 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
56%
9 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
1
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
- Equipment Maintenance+1.1 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Operation and Control
- Troubleshooting
- Active Learning
- Equipment Selection
- Coordination
Only in Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
- Reading Comprehension