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)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Career B (or your target career)

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

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Comparison table

MetricRefractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
National median salary$61,290$49,120
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,08044,440
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Repairing, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Equipment MaintenanceSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring
Related careersMaintenance 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 PlasticHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters, Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, Construction Laborers, Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

50%

2 of 4 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

  • Operation and Control
  • Active Listening

Only in Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking

Only in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance