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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)

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Electricians

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersElectricians
National median salary$79,920$63,190
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment812,210757,220
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificatePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsCoordination, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Management of Personnel ResourcesTroubleshooting, Repairing, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Helpers--Electricians, Electricians, General and Operations ManagersInsulation Workers, Mechanical, Carpenters, Sheet Metal Workers, Structural Iron and Steel Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers dashboardElectricians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

60%

15 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

10

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

  • Speaking—
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Coordination—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Writing—
  • Learning Strategies+0.3 level
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Time Management—
  • Instructing—

Only in Electricians

  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Installation
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Mathematics
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Equipment Selection
  • Operation and Control

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation