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)
Set and Exhibit Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Architectural and Civil Drafters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Set and Exhibit Designers | Architectural and Civil Drafters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $75,240 | $66,150 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 10,630 | 103,700 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Operations Analysis | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination |
| Related careers | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, Video Game Designers, Model Makers, Wood, Architectural and Civil Drafters | Software Developers, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Electrical Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
15 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Monitoring—
- Writing+0.4 level
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
- Mathematics—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Architectural and Civil Drafters
- None
Only in Set and Exhibit Designers
- Operations Analysis
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Service Orientation