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)
Robotics Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Robotics Engineers | Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $122,930 | $50,690 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 154,070 | 169,450 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Systems Analysis | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis |
| Related careers | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Tool and Die Makers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
85%
11 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
17
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
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Active Listening—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Troubleshooting—
- Equipment Maintenance—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
- Operation and Control
- Repairing
Only in Robotics Engineers
- Systems Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Writing
- Technology Design
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Coordination
- Operations Analysis
- Programming
- Equipment Selection
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness