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)
Food Preparation Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Preparation Workers | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,320 | $41,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 893,600 | 31,250 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Time Management, Coordination, Speaking | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Food Batchmakers | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
17%
1 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
2
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
- Active Listening+0.6 level
Only in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
Only in Food Preparation Workers
- Time Management
- Service Orientation