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)
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pipelayers | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,000 | $74,340 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 33,050 | 48,240 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Quality Control Analysis, Coordination | Critical Thinking, Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining, Brickmasons and Blockmasons, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, Carpenters | Boilermakers, Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Calibration Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
47%
7 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
0
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+0.2 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Coordination—
- Operation and Control—
Only in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- Repairing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Only in Pipelayers
- None