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)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Watch and Clock Repairers | Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,230 | $64,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,310 | 439,640 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Judgment and Decision Making | Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Repairing |
| 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 | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
56%
9 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
0
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+1.5 level
- Repairing+0.5 level
- Equipment Maintenance+1.0 level
- Troubleshooting+0.9 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Speaking+0.3 level
Only in Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Operation and Control
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Equipment Selection
- Complex Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Coordination
Only in Watch and Clock Repairers
- None