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)
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Career B (or your target career)
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $55,490 | $62,750 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 11,220 | 2,950 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Desktop Publishers, Interior Designers, Video Game Designers, Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing, Model Makers, Metal and Plastic, Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
43%
6 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
0
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+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Speaking+0.1 level
Only in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
- Time Management
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Complex Problem Solving
Only in Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
- None