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)
Mechanical Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Mechanical Engineers | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $104,110 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 296,810 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Science, Mathematics | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
69%
11 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
8
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Repairing
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Selection
Only in Mechanical Engineers
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Writing
- Technology Design