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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 Equipment Repairers

Career B (or your target career)

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricMedical Equipment RepairersElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers
National median salary$61,660Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment65,990Not published
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsRepairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control AnalysisOperations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Related careersMedical Equipment Preparers, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Industrial Machinery MechanicsComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

5 of 6 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

9

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
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Troubleshooting
  • Critical Thinking

Only in Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

  • Speaking

Only in Medical Equipment Repairers

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Active Listening
  • Active Learning
  • Time Management
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Equipment Selection
  • Judgment and Decision Making