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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)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

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Comparison table

MetricPotters, ManufacturingRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
National median salary$46,170$61,290
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment33,1901,080
Typical educationSome College CoursesHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, MonitoringOperations Monitoring, Repairing, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance
Related careersStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Patternmakers, Wood, Pourers and Casters, Metal, Model Makers, WoodMaintenance Workers, Machinery, Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

60%

3 of 5 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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+0.1 level
  • Operation and Control—
  • Active Listening—

Only in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance

Only in Potters, Manufacturing

  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring