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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)

Architectural and Civil Drafters

Career B (or your target career)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

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Comparison table

MetricArchitectural and Civil DraftersComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
National median salary$66,150$68,120
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment103,70028,500
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, CoordinationProgramming, Monitoring, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Monitoring
Related careersSoftware Developers, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Electrical EngineersEngine and Other Machine Assemblers, Computer Programmers, Computer Hardware Engineers, Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Architectural and Civil Drafters dashboardComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

63%

10 of 16 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

  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Mathematics+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.2 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Speaking—
  • Time Management—

Only in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

  • Programming
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Operation and Control
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Troubleshooting

Only in Architectural and Civil Drafters

  • Writing
  • Coordination
  • Active Learning
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness