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
| Metric | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,290 | $49,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,080 | 44,440 |
| 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, Repairing, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring |
| Related careers | 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 | Helpers--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