CDCareer Decision

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)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Career B (or your target career)

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricMaintenance Workers, MachineryAircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
National median salary$60,850$65,380
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment60,02034,020
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and ControlQuality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Time Management
Related careersHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticMaintenance Workers, Machinery, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Maintenance Workers, Machinery dashboardAircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

7 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

5

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

  • Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Equipment Maintenance—

Only in Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

  • Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Speaking

Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Coordination