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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)

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

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Comparison table

MetricMotorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansIndustrial Machinery Mechanics
National median salary$57,550$64,520
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment23,220439,640
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificatePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsRepairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations MonitoringEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing
Related careersMaintenance Workers, Machinery, Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansExtruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians dashboardIndustrial Machinery Mechanics dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

12 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

0

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

  • Operations Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Repairing—
  • Operation and Control+0.6 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.6 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.3 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Equipment Selection+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Speaking+0.4 level

Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics

  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Coordination

Only in Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

  • None