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)
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Helpers--Extraction Workers | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $47,730 | $50,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,700 | 5,600 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Monitoring, Troubleshooting |
| 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 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
9 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Operation and Control+0.8 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.2 level
- Monitoring—
- Equipment Maintenance+0.1 level
- Troubleshooting+0.1 level
- Repairing—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Equipment Selection—
Only in Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- None
Only in Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making