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)
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Sailors and Marine Oilers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | Sailors and Marine Oilers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $232,140 | $51,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 103,560 | 31,670 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance |
| Related careers | Motorboat Operators, Sailors and Marine Oilers, Transportation Inspectors, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
87%
13 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
8
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—
- Operation and Control—
- Monitoring—
- Troubleshooting+0.3 level
- Coordination—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Speaking—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
Only in Sailors and Marine Oilers
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
Only in Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Complex Problem Solving
- Social Perceptiveness
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Mathematics
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing