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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)

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Career B (or your target career)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

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Comparison table

MetricHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters
National median salary$58,640$78,000
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment2,062,04046,440
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, TroubleshootingSpeaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management
Related careersPile Driver Operators, Crane and Tower Operators, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHighway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers dashboardRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

39%

7 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

11

Current-only skills

1

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+0.2 level
  • Monitoring+1.0 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.7 level
  • Time Management+0.5 level
  • Operations Monitoring—
  • Operation and Control—
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level

Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

  • Coordination
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Persuasion
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

  • Troubleshooting