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)
Interior Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Carpenters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Interior Designers | Carpenters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,190 | $60,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 71,500 | 670,090 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Active Listening, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Lighting Technicians, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Furniture Finishers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, Glaziers, Tile and Stone Setters, Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
11 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
8
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Mathematics+0.4 level
- Time Management—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Carpenters
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Interior Designers
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Operations Analysis
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing