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)
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Career B (or your target career)
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
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Comparison table
| Metric | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,390 | $46,960 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 5,100 | 44,970 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Pile Driver Operators, Helpers--Electricians, Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
5 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
10
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—
- Monitoring—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Operation and Control—
Only in Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Reading Comprehension
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing