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)
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Career B (or your target career)
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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Comparison table
| Metric | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $43,220 | $60,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 379,060 | 60,020 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Coordination | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
33%
4 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
- Operation and Control+0.4 level
- Coordination—
- Active Listening+0.3 level
Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
Only in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Monitoring