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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)

Millwrights

Career B (or your target career)

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

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Comparison table

MetricMillwrightsElectrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
National median salary$65,700$84,890
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment40,3306,940
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Post-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations MonitoringCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension
Related careersRobotics Technicians, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHelpers--Electricians, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Millwrights, Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

16 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Repairing
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operation and Control
  • Troubleshooting
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Coordination
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Speaking
  • Time Management

Only in Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

  • Writing

Only in Millwrights

  • Installation
  • Service Orientation