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)
Upholsterers
Career B (or your target career)
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Upholsterers | Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $46,340 | $46,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 20,140 | 16,170 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing, Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, Automotive Body and Related Repairers, Model Makers, Wood | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Machine Feeders and Offbearers, Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
5 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
4
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
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Upholsterers
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making