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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)

Bicycle Repairers

Career B (or your target career)

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricBicycle RepairersFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
National median salary$42,780$56,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment12,17037,870
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsRepairing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Troubleshooting, Service OrientationEquipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking
Related careersHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, MillwrightsHydroelectric Plant Technicians, Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Bicycle Repairers dashboardFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

53%

9 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

8

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Equipment Maintenance+1.2 level
  • Repairing+1.1 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Speaking—
  • Time Management—
  • Reading Comprehension—

Only in Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

  • Operation and Control
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Equipment Selection
  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Bicycle Repairers

  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness