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Pivot To Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

219 careers that can transition into this role, ranked by skill compatibility.

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$16,470 (+36%)

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$19,100 (+45%)

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$17,000 (-22%)

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$11,060 (+22%)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$10,000 (+19%)

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,420 (+31%)

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$12,010 (+24%)

Avionics Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$19,710 (-24%)

Bicycle Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$21,320 (+53%)

Biofuels Processing Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$30 (-0%)

Biomass Plant Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$37,990 (-38%)

Boilermakers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$11,660 (-16%)

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$1,040 (+2%)

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$12,380 (+25%)

Carpenters

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,370 (+4%)

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$7,020 (+13%)

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$4,590 (+8%)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$26,410 (+75%)

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,090 (+30%)

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,420 (+31%)

Commercial Divers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$550 (+1%)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$11,710 (+23%)

Construction and Related Workers, All Other

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,700 (-3%)

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$13,010 (-17%)

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$21,520 (+54%)

Crane and Tower Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$4,690 (-7%)

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,790 (+32%)

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$15,980 (+35%)

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$16,090 (+35%)

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,060 (-2%)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$15,050 (+32%)

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,080 (+3%)

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$7,690 (+14%)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$21,050 (-25%)

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$9,620 (-13%)

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$39,260 (-39%)

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$30,880 (-33%)

Electricians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$670 (-1%)

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,740 (+29%)

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$44,900 (-42%)

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$9,140 (+17%)

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$9,130 (+17%)

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,570 (+4%)

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,700 (+31%)

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$16,700 (+37%)

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$16,550 (+37%)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$25,990 (+73%)

Fence Erectors

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,740 (+31%)

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$15,920 (+35%)

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$12,440 (+25%)

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$15,980 (+35%)

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,670 (+31%)

Furniture Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$19,150 (+45%)

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$9,830 (-14%)

Gas Plant Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$21,720 (-26%)

Geothermal Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,040 (+27%)

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$15,990 (+35%)

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$19,990 (+48%)

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$16,490 (+36%)

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,190 (+27%)

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,230 (+30%)

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$1,870 (+3%)

Helpers--Carpenters

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$20,080 (+48%)

Helpers--Electricians

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$21,790 (+55%)

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,280 (+27%)

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$22,820 (+59%)

Helpers--Production Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$23,460 (+61%)

Highway Maintenance Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$12,610 (+26%)

Hoist and Winch Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$9,370 (+18%)

Home Appliance Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$12,270 (+25%)

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$37,990 (-38%)

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$2,080 (-3%)

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$15,290 (+33%)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,220 (+30%)

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,040 (+27%)

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,000 (+27%)

Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$4,430 (+8%)

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$23,590 (+62%)

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,060 (+27%)

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$190 (-0%)

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$7,180 (-10%)

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$11,190 (+22%)

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$21,980 (+55%)

Machinists

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$5,530 (+10%)

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,060 (+27%)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$1,180 (+2%)

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$20,600 (+50%)

Mechanical Door Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$10,630 (+21%)

Medical Appliance Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,620 (+31%)

Medical Equipment Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$950 (-2%)

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$5,910 (+11%)

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,370 (+28%)

Millwrights

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$3,490 (-5%)

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Motorcycle Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pipelayers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Power Plant Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rail Car Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Recycling and Reclamation Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Riggers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rock Splitters, Quarry

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Roof Bolters, Mining

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sailors and Marine Oilers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sewing Machine Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sheet Metal Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tire Builders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tire Repairers and Changers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tool and Die Makers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Upholsterers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Weatherization Installers and Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Wellhead Pumpers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Audio and Video Technicians

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$6,850 (+12%)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$26,830 (+77%)

Broadcast Technicians

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$7,760 (+14%)

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$14,820 (+32%)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Moderate Pivot (63%)-$3,990 (-6%)

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$20,450 (+50%)

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$13,370 (+28%)

Firefighters

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$2,150 (+4%)

Fishing and Hunting Workers

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Gem and Diamond Workers

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$12,540 (+26%)

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$26,250 (+74%)

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$12,540 (+26%)

Medical Equipment Preparers

Moderate Pivot (63%)+$15,190 (+33%)

Motion Picture Projectionists

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Potters, Manufacturing

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Sewers, Hand

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Solar Energy Installation Managers

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Significant Pivot (54%)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Significant Pivot (54%)

Carpet Installers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Dredge Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Etchers and Engravers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Significant Pivot (54%)

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Floor Sanders and Finishers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Significant Pivot (54%)

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Log Graders and Scalers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Meter Readers, Utilities

Significant Pivot (54%)

Packers and Packagers, Hand

Significant Pivot (54%)

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Significant Pivot (54%)

Patternmakers, Wood

Significant Pivot (54%)

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Significant Pivot (54%)

Printing Press Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Ship Engineers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Team Assemblers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Significant Pivot (54%)

Tile and Stone Setters

Significant Pivot (54%)

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Significant Pivot (54%)

Watch and Clock Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Museum Technicians and Conservators

Significant Pivot (53%)

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Significant Pivot (53%)

Sound Engineering Technicians

Significant Pivot (53%)