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)
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $41,330 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,900 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
14 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Repairing+1.0 level
- Operation and Control+0.4 level
- Equipment Maintenance+1.1 level
- Troubleshooting+0.9 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Time Management—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Equipment Selection
- Coordination
Only in Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
- Reading Comprehension