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)
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $84,890 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,940 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Helpers--Electricians, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Millwrights, Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | 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
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.9 level
- Repairing+0.9 level
- Operation and Control+1.5 level
- Equipment Maintenance+1.1 level
- Troubleshooting+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Active Learning
- Equipment Selection
Only in Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Writing