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)
Patternmakers, Wood
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Comparison table
| Metric | Commercial and Industrial Designers | Patternmakers, Wood |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $83,910 | $49,630 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 33,490 | 220 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Speaking | Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Interior Designers, Materials Scientists, Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | Boilermakers, Machinists, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
56%
5 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
12
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—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
Only in Patternmakers, Wood
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Speaking
- Operations Analysis
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Time Management
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Technology Design
- Active Learning
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis