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)

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Career B (or your target career)

Electricians

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Comparison table

MetricManufactured Building and Mobile Home InstallersElectricians
National median salary$45,990$63,190
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment3,020757,220
Typical educationLess than a High School DiplomaPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, CoordinationTroubleshooting, Repairing, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking
Related careersDrywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Industrial Machinery MechanicsInsulation Workers, Mechanical, Carpenters, Sheet Metal Workers, Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

76%

19 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

6

Current-only skills

3

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+0.8 level
  • Repairing+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.2 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.2 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.1 level
  • Persuasion+0.3 level
  • Time Management
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation+0.3 level
  • Operation and Control

Only in Electricians

  • Installation
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Equipment Selection

Only in Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Social Perceptiveness