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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)

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

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Comparison table

MetricMillwrightsHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
National median salary$65,700$39,630
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment40,33095,580
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations MonitoringOperation and Control, Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Repairing
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 OperatorsWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

11 of 11 target skills

Target-only skills

0

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

  • Repairing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Coordination
  • Speaking

Only in Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

  • None

Only in Millwrights

  • Installation
  • Time Management
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation