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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)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

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Comparison table

MetricTool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersMaintenance Workers, Machinery
National median salary$50,060$60,850
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment5,60060,020
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone23
Important skillsOperation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Monitoring, TroubleshootingEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control
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, WoodHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners dashboardMaintenance Workers, Machinery dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

58%

7 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

5

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

  • Repairing+0.5 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.5 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.3 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Operation and Control—
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.2 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level

Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension

Only in Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

  • Monitoring
  • Equipment Selection