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)
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Millwrights
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Comparison table
| Metric | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | Millwrights |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $53,340 | $65,700 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 41,820 | 40,330 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Repairing | Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Millwrights, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | Robotics 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 Operators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
39%
7 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
11
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
- Troubleshooting+0.7 level
- Repairing+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.6 level
- Operation and Control+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
Only in Millwrights
- Installation
- Equipment Maintenance
- Time Management
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
Only in Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- None