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)
Pourers and Casters, Metal
Career B (or your target career)
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pourers and Casters, Metal | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,810 | $61,290 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 4,560 | 1,080 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance |
| Related careers | Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Maintenance 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
3
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 Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking