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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)

Industrial Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricArchitectural and Civil DraftersIndustrial Engineers
National median salary$66,150$102,440
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment103,700365,740
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, CoordinationReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersSoftware Developers, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Electrical EngineersArchitectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

88%

14 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Writing+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+1.0 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.9 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Mathematics+0.8 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Time Management

Only in Industrial Engineers

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Instructing

Only in Architectural and Civil Drafters

  • Persuasion