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)
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Model Makers, Wood
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Comparison table
| Metric | Commercial and Industrial Designers | Model Makers, Wood |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $83,910 | $56,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 33,490 | 280 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Speaking | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Interior Designers, Materials Scientists, Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers, Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Sheet Metal Workers, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
6 of 7 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
11
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—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
Only in Model Makers, Wood
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Analysis
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Technology Design
- Active Learning
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis