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, Short Order
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Comparison table
| Metric | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | Cooks, Short Order |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,300 | $35,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 145,700 | 138,650 |
| 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 | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Coordination, Speaking |
| 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 | Food Service Managers, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Waiters and Waitresses, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
33%
2 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking—
Only in Cooks, Short Order
- Time Management
- Reading Comprehension
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
Only in Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring