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)
Traffic Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
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Comparison table
| Metric | Traffic Technicians | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,090 | $74,090 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 7,860 | 65,010 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making | Repairing, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis |
| Related careers | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Signal and Track Switch Repairers, Geodetic Surveyors | Mechatronics Engineers, Medical Equipment Repairers, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
12 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Monitoring—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Systems Analysis—
- Active Learning—
Only in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Repairing
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Selection
- Operation and Control
Only in Traffic Technicians
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Systems Evaluation