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)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,990 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,020 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Coordination | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 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
88%
14 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
8
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+0.9 level
- Repairing+0.6 level
- Operation and Control+0.8 level
- Troubleshooting+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Selection
Only in Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Reading Comprehension
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness