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)
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
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Comparison table
| Metric | Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $40,610 | $58,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 4,800 | 1,470 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Speaking | Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Photonics Technicians, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | Sewers, Hand, Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, Mechanical Drafters, Sheet Metal Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
9 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Operation and Control+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Time Management—
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
Only in Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
- None
Only in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
- Service Orientation
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making