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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 Production Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Team Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricIndustrial Production ManagersTeam Assemblers
National median salary$126,060Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment246,250Not published
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, Judgment and Decision MakingActive Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Mechanical Engineers, Logistics Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, HandInspectors, 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

100%

11 of 11 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

14

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—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Coordination—
  • Instructing—
  • Speaking—

Only in Team Assemblers

  • None

Only in Industrial Production Managers

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Service Orientation