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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)

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

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Comparison table

MetricShip EngineersOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
National median salary$109,530$59,850
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment8,400478,090
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Repairing, TroubleshootingOperation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Time Management
Related careersPower Distributors and Dispatchers, Power Plant Operators, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Wellhead PumpersDredge Operators, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Maintenance Workers, Machinery, Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Ship Engineers dashboardOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

7 of 7 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

12

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

  • Operation and Control+0.2 level
  • Operations Monitoring—
  • Equipment Maintenance—
  • Monitoring—
  • Active Listening—
  • Troubleshooting—
  • Time Management—

Only in Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

  • None

Only in Ship Engineers

  • Critical Thinking
  • Repairing
  • Speaking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Coordination
  • Equipment Selection