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)
Logging Equipment Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
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Comparison table
| Metric | Logging Equipment Operators | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,740 | $65,510 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,060 | 176,600 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood, Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
41%
7 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Troubleshooting+1.0 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.9 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Operation and Control—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
Only in Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Repairing
- Equipment Selection
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Speaking
Only in Logging Equipment Operators
- None