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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)

Crane and Tower Operators

Career B (or your target career)

Millwrights

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Comparison table

MetricCrane and Tower OperatorsMillwrights
National median salary$68,080$65,700
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment42,89040,330
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsOperation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active ListeningTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations Monitoring
Related careersLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Construction Laborers, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Machine Feeders and OffbearersRobotics Technicians, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

50%

9 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

9

Current-only skills

0

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
  • Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Operation and Control+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.2 level
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking+0.1 level

Only in Millwrights

  • Installation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Service Orientation

Only in Crane and Tower Operators

  • None