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)
Medical Equipment Repairers
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical Equipment Repairers | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,660 | $66,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 65,990 | 75,570 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis |
| Related careers | Medical Equipment Preparers, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Industrial Machinery Mechanics | Team Assemblers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
53%
10 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
9
Current-only skills
4
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+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.2 level
- Operations Monitoring—
Only in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Writing
- Speaking
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
- Technology Design
- Science
- Instructing
Only in Medical Equipment Repairers
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Selection