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)
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Career B (or your target career)
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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Comparison table
| Metric | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,890 | $60,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 12,600 | 60,020 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Instructing | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Helpers--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 |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
11 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
6
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+0.4 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.6 level
- Troubleshooting+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.3 level
- Operation and Control—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Coordination—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Reading Comprehension—
Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Time Management
Only in Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Monitoring
- Instructing
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Learning Strategies
- Writing