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)

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Career B (or your target career)

Chemical Technicians

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Comparison table

Metric	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	Chemical Technicians
National median salary	$58,040	$60,390
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	139,630	57,540
Typical education	Not recorded	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	2	3
Important skills	Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Time Management, Reading Comprehension	Science, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring
Related careers	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Chemical Technicians, Semiconductor Processing Technicians, Power Plant Operators	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, Industrial Engineers, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

50%

10 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Critical Thinking+1.1 level
Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
Monitoring+0.8 level
Active Listening+0.9 level
Writing+1.0 level
Operations Monitoring—
Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
Time Management—
Operation and Control—

Only in Chemical Technicians

Science
Speaking
Active Learning
Learning Strategies
Systems Evaluation
Quality Control Analysis
Coordination
Instructing
Mathematics
Systems Analysis

Only in Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

None