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)

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Career B (or your target career)

Patternmakers, Wood

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Comparison table

MetricTailors, Dressmakers, and Custom SewersPatternmakers, Wood
National median salary$41,640$49,630
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment13,920220
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone23
Important skillsTime Management, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Social PerceptivenessComplex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Operation and Control
Related careersCutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, Patternmakers, WoodBoilermakers, Machinists, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

22%

2 of 9 target skills

Target-only skills

7

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+0.1 level
  • Active Listening

Only in Patternmakers, Wood

  • Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Mathematics

Only in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  • Time Management
  • Speaking