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)
Pipelayers
Career B (or your target career)
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pipelayers | Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,000 | $62,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 33,050 | 52,550 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Quality Control Analysis, Coordination | Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining, Brickmasons and Blockmasons, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, Carpenters | Boilermakers, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Glaziers, Sheet Metal Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
6 of 8 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
1
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
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis—
Only in Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Time Management
- Monitoring
Only in Pipelayers
- Operation and Control