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)
Carpet Installers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Interior Designers | Carpet Installers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,190 | $50,340 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 71,500 | 13,780 |
| 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 | Monitoring, Coordination, Time Management, Quality Control Analysis, Mathematics |
| Related careers | Lighting Technicians, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Furniture Finishers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing, Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, Segmental Pavers, Glaziers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
5 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Coordination—
- Monitoring—
- Mathematics+0.3 level
- Time Management—
- Critical Thinking—
Only in Carpet Installers
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Interior Designers
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Operations Analysis
- Active Learning
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing