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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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricMechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansIndustrial Engineers
National median salary$74,510$102,440
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment36,190365,740
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, SpeakingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersSoftware Developers, Aerospace Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics DraftersArchitectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineers, Team Assemblers
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians dashboardIndustrial Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

15 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

5

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+0.2 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.2 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Speaking+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.5 level
  • Monitoring+1.1 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.5 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
  • Mathematics+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Coordination—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Time Management—

Only in Industrial Engineers

  • Instructing

Only in Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operation and Control
  • Persuasion
  • Science