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)

Team Assemblers

Career B (or your target career)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

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Comparison table

MetricTeam AssemblersInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
National median salaryNot published$48,570
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published597,370
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsActive Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Reading ComprehensionQuality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Related careersInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Machinists, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

80%

8 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

3

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

  • Quality Control Analysis+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Time Management
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level

Only in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

  • Writing
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Only in Team Assemblers

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Instructing