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)
Photographers
Career B (or your target career)
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Photographers | Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $44,660 | $52,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,760 | 1,650 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Troubleshooting, Repairing, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Maintenance |
| Related careers | Etchers and Engravers, Floral Designers, Desktop Publishers, Motion Picture Projectionists | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
57%
8 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
4
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
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning—
Only in Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Monitoring
- Equipment Selection
Only in Photographers
- Service Orientation
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination