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)

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Comparison table

MetricMaintenance Workers, MachineryCutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
National median salary$60,850$46,570
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment60,02044,980
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateNot recorded
Job zone32
Important skillsEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and ControlOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
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 PlasticCrushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Tool and Die Makers, Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

6 of 7 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

6

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+0.3 level
  • Operation and Control+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Troubleshooting
  • Equipment Maintenance

Only in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Monitoring

Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  • Repairing
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making