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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)

Watch and Clock Repairers

Career B (or your target career)

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

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Comparison table

MetricWatch and Clock RepairersElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers
National median salary$67,230Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,310Not published
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone32
Important skillsRepairing, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Judgment and Decision MakingOperations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Related careersForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

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

  • Operations Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
  • Troubleshooting
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking

Only in Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

  • Reading Comprehension

Only in Watch and Clock Repairers

  • Repairing
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Listening
  • Equipment Maintenance