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)

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

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Comparison table

MetricManufactured Building and Mobile Home InstallersLayout Workers, Metal and Plastic
National median salary$45,990$63,870
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment3,0205,970
Typical educationLess than a High School DiplomaHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, CoordinationMathematics, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis
Related careersDrywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Industrial Machinery MechanicsBoilermakers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Mechanical Drafters

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

88%

7 of 8 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

15

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

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

  • Mathematics

Only in Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

  • Operation and Control
  • Coordination
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Speaking
  • Time Management
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Active Listening
  • Troubleshooting
  • Instructing
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation
  • Repairing
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness