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 Divers
Career B (or your target career)
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
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Comparison table
| Metric | Commercial Divers | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $72,990 | $112,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,450 | 8,250 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Quality Control Analysis | Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, Construction Laborers | Automotive Engineering Technicians, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
15 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
4
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+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Operation and Control—
Only in Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Mathematics
- Science
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Analysis
Only in Commercial Divers
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Equipment Selection