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)
Crane and Tower Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
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Comparison table
| Metric | Crane and Tower Operators | Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $68,080 | $42,420 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 42,890 | 22,930 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Construction Laborers, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Machine Feeders and Offbearers | Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Crane and Tower Operators, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
6 of 7 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
3
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
- Operation and Control+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
Only in Conveyor Operators and Tenders
- Complex Problem Solving
Only in Crane and Tower Operators
- Time Management
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension