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)
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Career B (or your target career)
Cooks, Restaurant
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Comparison table
| Metric | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | Cooks, Restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,300 | $37,390 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 145,700 | 1,409,890 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making | Time Management, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Cooks, Short Order, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Bakers | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, Dishwashers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
3 of 4 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
2
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
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
Only in Cooks, Restaurant
- Time Management
Only in Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making