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)
Machinists
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Machinists | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $58,750 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 287,050 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Coordination | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
10 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.8 level
- Operation and Control+0.6 level
- Troubleshooting+1.1 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Active Learning
- Equipment Selection
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Time Management
Only in Machinists
- None