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)
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,890 | $50,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 12,600 | 5,600 |
| Typical education | Less than a High School Diploma | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Instructing | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Monitoring, Troubleshooting |
| 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 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
89%
8 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
9
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+0.1 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Equipment Maintenance+0.1 level
- Troubleshooting+0.1 level
- Repairing—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Critical Thinking—
Only in Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Equipment Selection
Only in Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Active Listening
- Instructing
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
- Writing