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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)

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

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Comparison table

MetricTool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersIndustrial Machinery Mechanics
National median salary$50,060$64,520
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment5,600439,640
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsOperation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Monitoring, TroubleshootingEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing
Related careersWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodExtruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners dashboardIndustrial Machinery Mechanics dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

56%

9 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

7

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

  • Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Repairing+0.9 level
  • Operation and Control+0.3 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.9 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.9 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.8 level
  • Monitoring+0.2 level
  • Equipment Selection+0.5 level

Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics

  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Speaking
  • Time Management
  • Coordination

Only in Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

  • None