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)
Ship Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
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Comparison table
| Metric | Ship Engineers | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $109,530 | $74,090 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,400 | 65,010 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Repairing, Troubleshooting | Repairing, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis |
| Related careers | Power Distributors and Dispatchers, Power Plant Operators, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Wellhead Pumpers | Mechatronics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
1
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
- Repairing—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
- Troubleshooting—
- Equipment Maintenance—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Equipment Selection+0.3 level
- Monitoring—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Operation and Control—
Only in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Ship Engineers
- Coordination