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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)

Potters, Manufacturing

Career B (or your target career)

Model Makers, Wood

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Comparison table

MetricPotters, ManufacturingModel Makers, Wood
National median salary$46,170$56,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment33,190280
Typical educationSome College CoursesPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, MonitoringMonitoring, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Patternmakers, Wood, Pourers and Casters, Metal, Model Makers, WoodFabric and Apparel Patternmakers, Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Sheet Metal Workers, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

43%

3 of 7 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

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking

Only in Model Makers, Wood

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Speaking
  • Time Management

Only in Potters, Manufacturing

  • Operation and Control
  • Active Listening