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)
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sailors and Marine Oilers | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,520 | $67,890 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 31,670 | 12,600 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance | Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Instructing |
| Related careers | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 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 |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
76%
13 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
2
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+0.3 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Operation and Control—
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Troubleshooting—
- Equipment Maintenance—
- Repairing—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
Only in Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Instructing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
Only in Sailors and Marine Oilers
- Time Management
- Active Learning