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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)

Robotics Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricMillwrightsRobotics Technicians
National median salary$65,700$73,900
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment40,33015,520
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone23
Important skillsTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations MonitoringRepairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, 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 OperatorsLighting Technicians, Electrical Engineers, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Mechanical Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

16 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

7

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

  • Repairing+0.3 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.6 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
  • Operation and Control
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Time Management
  • Installation
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Coordination

Only in Robotics Technicians

  • Writing
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Active Learning
  • Equipment Selection
  • Mathematics
  • Learning Strategies

Only in Millwrights

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation