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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)

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Career B (or your target career)

Millwrights

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Comparison table

MetricExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningMillwrights
National median salary$57,430$65,700
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment34,48040,330
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsOperation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Persuasion, Reading ComprehensionTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations Monitoring
Related careersAgricultural Equipment Operators, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, Dredge Operators, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment OperatorsRobotics 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
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining dashboardMillwrights dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

15 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

3

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

  • Troubleshooting+0.6 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.6 level
  • Repairing+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Operation and Control—
  • Time Management+0.2 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Monitoring—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level

Only in Millwrights

  • Installation
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Service Orientation

Only in Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

  • Active Learning
  • Equipment Selection
  • Persuasion