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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)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

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Comparison table

MetricWatch and Clock RepairersMaintenance Workers, Machinery
National median salary$67,230$60,850
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,31060,020
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificatePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsRepairing, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Judgment and Decision MakingEquipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control
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Watch and Clock Repairers dashboardMaintenance Workers, Machinery dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

67%

8 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Repairing+0.1 level
  • Equipment Maintenance+0.6 level
  • Troubleshooting+0.3 level
  • Operations Monitoring+1.3 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—

Only in Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  • Operation and Control
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Reading Comprehension

Only in Watch and Clock Repairers

  • Speaking