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)
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pipelayers | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,000 | $67,890 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 33,050 | 12,600 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Quality Control Analysis, Coordination | Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Instructing |
| Related careers | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining, Brickmasons and Blockmasons, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, Carpenters | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
41%
7 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
- Operation and Control+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Speaking—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
Only in Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Monitoring
- Instructing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Writing
Only in Pipelayers
- None