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)
Helpers--Extraction Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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Comparison table
| Metric | Helpers--Extraction Workers | Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $47,730 | $60,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,700 | 60,020 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, Machine Feeders and Offbearers | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
10 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Repairing+0.5 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.6 level
- Troubleshooting+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
- Operation and Control+0.3 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Time Management
- Reading Comprehension
Only in Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Monitoring
- Equipment Selection