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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)

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Career B (or your target career)

Millwrights

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Comparison table

MetricPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsMillwrights
National median salary$53,340$65,700
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment41,82040,330
Typical educationLess than a High School DiplomaHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, RepairingTroubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Repairing, Operations Monitoring
Related careersGrinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Millwrights, Roustabouts, Oil and GasRobotics 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