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)

Pile Driver Operators

Career B (or your target career)

Rail Car Repairers

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Comparison table

MetricPile Driver OperatorsRail Car Repairers
National median salary$73,300$67,530
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment2,31021,350
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsOperation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, TroubleshootingTroubleshooting, Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis
Related careersMaintenance Workers, Machinery, Highway Maintenance Workers, Structural Iron and Steel Workers, MillwrightsSignal and Track Switch Repairers, Millwrights, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

56%

5 of 9 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

2

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+0.8 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.1 level
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Active Listening+0.3 level

Only in Rail Car Repairers

  • Repairing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Speaking

Only in Pile Driver Operators

  • Monitoring
  • Coordination