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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)

Desktop Publishers

Career B (or your target career)

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

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Comparison table

MetricDesktop PublishersPhotographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
National median salary$55,290$40,610
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment3,3504,800
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, SpeakingOperations Monitoring, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Related careersVideo Game Designers, Computer Systems Analysts, File Clerks, Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine OperatorsCoating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Photonics Technicians, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Desktop Publishers dashboardPhotographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

67%

8 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

  • Active Listening—
  • Speaking—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Monitoring—
  • Time Management—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—

Only in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Service Orientation
  • Operation and Control

Only in Desktop Publishers

  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Social Perceptiveness