CDCareer Decision

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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)

Medical Appliance Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricMedical Appliance TechniciansAircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
National median salary$48,030$65,380
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment11,28034,020
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsQuality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, SpeakingQuality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Time Management
Related careersMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Pediatric Surgeons, Sewers, Hand, Shoe Machine Operators and TendersMaintenance Workers, Machinery, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Medical Appliance Technicians dashboardAircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

9 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

7

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

  • Quality Control Analysis—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Monitoring—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Speaking—

Only in Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

  • Equipment Maintenance

Only in Medical Appliance Technicians

  • Troubleshooting
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning
  • Repairing
  • Service Orientation
  • Operation and Control