CDCareer Decision

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)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

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Comparison table

MetricRefractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsMaintenance Workers, Machinery
National median salary$61,290$60,850
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,08060,020
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Post-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Repairing, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Equipment MaintenanceEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control
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--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons dashboardMaintenance Workers, Machinery dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

42%

5 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

7

Current-only skills

0

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

  • Repairing+0.9 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+1.0 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Operation and Control+0.3 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level

Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  • Troubleshooting
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension

Only in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

  • None