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)
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pile Driver Operators | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $73,300 | $46,960 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 2,310 | 44,970 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Highway Maintenance Workers, Structural Iron and Steel Workers, Millwrights | Pile Driver Operators, Helpers--Electricians, Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
3 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Monitoring—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Operation and Control—
Only in Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Critical Thinking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Judgment and Decision Making
Only in Pile Driver Operators
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Coordination
- Active Listening