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)
Boilermakers
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Boilermakers | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,410 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 10,190 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 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
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.9 level
- Repairing+0.8 level
- Operation and Control+0.1 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.9 level
- Troubleshooting+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Equipment Selection+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Coordination
Only in Boilermakers
- Reading Comprehension