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)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Helpers--Extraction Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | Helpers--Extraction Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,450 | $47,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,710 | 6,700 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting |
| Related careers | Chemical Plant and System Operators, Helpers--Extraction Workers, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
58%
7 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Monitoring—
- Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
- Operation and Control—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Equipment Selection
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Speaking