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)
Sheet Metal Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sheet Metal Workers | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,800 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 119,770 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, Active Listening | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| Related careers | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, Boilermakers | 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
44%
7 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Learning
- Equipment Selection
- Complex Problem Solving
Only in Sheet Metal Workers
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics