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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)

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Career B (or your target career)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

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Comparison table

MetricExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersMaintenance Workers, Machinery
National median salary$61,390$60,850
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment5,10060,020
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Post-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsActive Listening, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Operation and ControlEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control
Related careersMaintenance Workers, Machinery, Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters dashboardMaintenance Workers, Machinery dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

67%

8 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

7

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+0.5 level
  • Operation and Control+0.1 level
  • Coordination—
  • Time Management—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Reading Comprehension—

Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing