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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasDrilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

What it takes to move from earth drillers, except oil and gas into drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic — the overlap, the gaps, and the pay change.

The transferable cut

Refit analysis ·10 of the top skills overlap between Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas and Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking, so that experience transfers directly. The main gaps to close are few. Median pay moves from $59,600 to $46,630 (-22%).

Skills that transfer

You likely already have these from earth drillers, except oil and gas.

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning
  • Mathematics
  • Writing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Science

Gaps to close

What drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plasticasks for that you'll need to build.

  • No major missing skills among the top set.

Pay change

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
$59,600
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
$46,630

Re-angle your Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas experience toward Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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