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)
Nuclear Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Technicians | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,240 | $74,090 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,470 | 65,010 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening | Repairing, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis |
| Related careers | Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Geothermal Production Managers | Mechatronics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
3
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—
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
- Troubleshooting+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Monitoring—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Operation and Control—
Only in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Selection
- Systems Analysis
Only in Nuclear Technicians
- Coordination
- Systems Evaluation
- Instructing