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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)

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Career B (or your target career)

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

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Comparison table

MetricStationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsMaintenance and Repair Workers, General
National median salary$78,620$49,590
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment28,2501,529,700
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificatePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsOperations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, TroubleshootingEquipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

89%

16 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Equipment Maintenance+0.6 level
  • Repairing+0.4 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning
  • Operation and Control
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Time Management
  • Coordination
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Only in Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  • Installation
  • Equipment Selection

Only in Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

  • None