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)
Airfield Operations Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Ship Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airfield Operations Specialists | Ship Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $56,850 | $109,530 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,190 | 8,400 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Speaking | Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Repairing, Troubleshooting |
| Related careers | Traffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Power Plant Operators, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Wellhead Pumpers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
13 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
5
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—
- Operations Monitoring+1.0 level
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Writing—
- Coordination—
Only in Ship Engineers
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Selection
Only in Airfield Operations Specialists
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies