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)
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pourers and Casters, Metal | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,810 | $50,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 4,560 | 5,600 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Monitoring, Troubleshooting |
| 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 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
44%
4 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Operation and Control+0.8 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
Only in Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Selection
Only in Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making