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)

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Team Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansTeam Assemblers
National median salary$66,120Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment75,570Not published
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Systems AnalysisActive Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersTeam Assemblers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Machinists, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

82%

9 of 11 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

10

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
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Instructing
  • Speaking

Only in Team Assemblers

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination

Only in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Operations Analysis
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Technology Design
  • Science