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)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,620 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 704,640 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Avionics Technicians, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, Tire Repairers and Changers | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
15 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
3
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+0.9 level
- Repairing+0.1 level
- Operation and Control+1.0 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.5 level
- Troubleshooting+0.1 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Equipment Selection+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Time Management+0.3 level
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Coordination
Only in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Installation
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis