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)
Model Makers, Wood
Career B (or your target career)
Sheet Metal Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Model Makers, Wood | Sheet Metal Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $56,550 | $61,800 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 280 | 119,770 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers, Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Sheet Metal Workers, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, Boilermakers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
6 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
1
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—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Time Management+0.3 level
Only in Sheet Metal Workers
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Mathematics
Only in Model Makers, Wood
- Operations Monitoring