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)
Watch and Clock Repairers
Career B (or your target career)
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Watch and Clock Repairers | Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,230 | $48,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,310 | 12,840 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Judgment and Decision Making | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Coordination |
| Related careers | Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | Machine Feeders and Offbearers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
2 of 4 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
7
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+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
Only in Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
Only in Watch and Clock Repairers
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
- Equipment Maintenance