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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)

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Career B (or your target career)

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial Machinery MechanicsElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers
National median salary$64,520Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment439,640Not published
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, RepairingOperations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Related careersExtruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

5 of 6 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

11

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

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking

Only in Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

  • Reading Comprehension

Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics

  • Repairing
  • Operation and Control
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Equipment Selection
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Time Management
  • Coordination