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)
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Commercial Divers | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $72,990 | $53,750 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,450 | 416,210 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Quality Control Analysis | Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, Construction Laborers | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Machinists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
2 of 2 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
17
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
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Monitoring—
Only in Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- None
Only in Commercial Divers
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Repairing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Equipment Selection