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)
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
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Comparison table
| Metric | Commercial Divers | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $72,990 | $46,960 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,450 | 44,970 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Quality Control Analysis | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, Construction Laborers | Pile Driver Operators, Helpers--Electricians, Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
6 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
13
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—
- Monitoring—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Operation and Control—
Only in Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- None
Only in Commercial Divers
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
- Repairing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Equipment Selection