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)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
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Comparison table
| Metric | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,780 | $62,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 68,380 | 52,550 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Coordination, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Pipelayers, Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | Boilermakers, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Glaziers, Sheet Metal Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
6 of 8 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Time Management—
- Monitoring—
Only in Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Speaking
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Operation and Control
- Judgment and Decision Making