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)
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,830 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 380,430 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Quality Control Analysis, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Time Management | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 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
13%
2 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
14
Current-only skills
0
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
- Operation and Control+1.3 level
- Quality Control Analysis+1.0 level
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Equipment Selection
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Speaking
- Time Management
- Coordination
Only in Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- None