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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)

Mechanical Door Repairers

Career B (or your target career)

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

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Comparison table

MetricMechanical Door RepairersHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
National median salary$55,720$61,010
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment27,120409,670
Typical educationNot recordedNot recorded
Job zone23
Important skillsInstallation, Critical Thinking, Repairing, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem SolvingTroubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Repairing, Equipment Maintenance
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Mechanical Door Repairers dashboardHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

67%

14 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

7

Current-only skills

0

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
  • Operations Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Repairing+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Installation+0.6 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Coordination—
  • Active Listening—
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Operation and Control—
  • Speaking—
  • Quality Control Analysis—

Only in Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Equipment Selection
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Social Perceptiveness

Only in Mechanical Door Repairers

  • None