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)
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $58,160 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 43,140 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Troubleshooting | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
81%
13 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
4
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+0.4 level
- Repairing+0.9 level
- Operation and Control+0.5 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.9 level
- Troubleshooting+0.9 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Equipment Selection
- Time Management
- Coordination
Only in Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources