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)

Lighting Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Millwrights

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Comparison table

MetricLighting TechniciansMillwrights
National median salary$68,060$65,700
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment8,90040,330
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsNot recordedTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations Monitoring
Related careersControl and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Electromechanical Equipment AssemblersRobotics Technicians, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

0%

0 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

18

Current-only skills

0

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

  • None

Only in Millwrights

  • Installation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Time Management
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Service Orientation
  • Speaking

Only in Lighting Technicians

  • None