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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)
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Career B (or your target career)
Robotics Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | Robotics Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $68,120 | $122,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 28,500 | 154,070 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Programming, Monitoring, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Monitoring | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Systems Analysis |
| Related careers | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, Computer Programmers, Computer Hardware Engineers, Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
54%
15 of 28 target skills
Target-only skills
13
Current-only skills
1
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+1.1 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.3 level
- Mathematics+1.2 level
- Troubleshooting+0.9 level
- Quality Control Analysis+1.1 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Systems Evaluation+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Programming—
Only in Robotics Engineers
- Active Learning
- Writing
- Technology Design
- Learning Strategies
- Coordination
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Analysis
- Equipment Selection
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
- Operation and Control