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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)

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Career B (or your target career)

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

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Comparison table

MetricSlaughterers and Meat PackersCooks, Institution and Cafeteria
National median salary$40,130$37,450
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment69,950441,050
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, MonitoringSpeaking, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring
Related careersAgricultural Equipment Operators, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Food Scientists and Technologists, Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaWaiters and Waitresses, Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Baristas, Dishwashers
Slaughterers and Meat Packers dashboardCooks, Institution and Cafeteria dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

0%

0 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

12

Current-only skills

0

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

  • None

Only in Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Speaking
  • Monitoring
  • Service Orientation
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Time Management
  • Active Listening

Only in Slaughterers and Meat Packers

  • None