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)
Sailors and Marine Oilers
Career B (or your target career)
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sailors and Marine Oilers | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,520 | $112,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 31,670 | 8,250 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance | Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | Automotive Engineering Technicians, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
57%
12 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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
- Critical Thinking+1.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.5 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Operation and Control—
Only in Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Science
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Operations Analysis
Only in Sailors and Marine Oilers
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance