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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)

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricMedical Appliance TechniciansMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National median salary$48,030$74,510
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment11,28036,190
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone23
Important skillsQuality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, SpeakingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking
Related careersMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Pediatric Surgeons, Sewers, Hand, Shoe Machine Operators and TendersSoftware Developers, Aerospace Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Medical Appliance Technicians dashboardMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

65%

13 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

7

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+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Quality Control Analysis—
  • Time Management+0.2 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Monitoring—
  • Operation and Control—
  • Social Perceptiveness—

Only in Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Writing
  • Systems Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Coordination
  • Science

Only in Medical Appliance Technicians

  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Service Orientation