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)
Ship Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | Ship Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $232,140 | $109,530 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 103,560 | 8,400 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Repairing, Troubleshooting |
| Related careers | Motorboat Operators, Sailors and Marine Oilers, Transportation Inspectors, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Power Plant Operators, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Wellhead Pumpers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
84%
16 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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—
- Operation and Control—
- Troubleshooting+0.8 level
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Writing—
- Coordination—
Only in Ship Engineers
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Equipment Selection
Only in Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Social Perceptiveness
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing