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)
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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Comparison table
| Metric | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,620 | $60,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 704,640 | 60,020 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Avionics Technicians, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, Tire Repairers and Changers | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
10 of 12 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
- Repairing—
- Equipment Maintenance+0.1 level
- Troubleshooting—
- Operations Monitoring+0.6 level
- Operation and Control+0.3 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Time Management—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Coordination
- Reading Comprehension
Only in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Complex Problem Solving
- Installation
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Systems Evaluation
- Equipment Selection
- Systems Analysis