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)
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Career B (or your target career)
Sheet Metal Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | Sheet Metal Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $46,680 | $61,800 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 77,170 | 119,770 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Time Management, Monitoring, Operation and Control | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Boilermakers, Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic, Helpers--Carpenters | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, Boilermakers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
33%
3 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management—
Only in Sheet Metal Workers
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Mathematics
Only in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operation and Control