Engine and Other Machine Assemblers build operations monitoring, quality control analysis and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Rail Car Repairers (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rail Car Repairers | 86% | $67,530 | +26% | None |
| 2 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 85% | $64,520 | +20% | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 84% | $56,210 | +5% | Certificate or associate |
| 4 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 84% | $74,340 | +38% | Certificate or associate |
| 5 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 83% | $52,800 | −2% | None |
| 6 | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 83% | $50,620 | −6% | None |
| 7 | Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 82% | $49,080 | −9% | None |
| 8 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 82% | $47,920 | −11% | None |
| 9 | Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 82% | $50,140 | −7% | None |
| 10 | Millwrights | 82% | $65,700 | +22% | None |
Compared with Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, median $53,710. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as engine and other machine assemblers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $67,530 · +26% pay
Troubleshooting · Repairing · Equipment Maintenance
85% skill match · $64,520 · +20% pay
Equipment Maintenance · Repairing · Troubleshooting
84% skill match · $56,210 · +5% pay
Equipment Selection · Repairing · Installation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Rail Car Repairers (86% skill match, median $67,530), Industrial Machinery Mechanics (85% skill match, median $64,520) and Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (84% skill match, median $56,210), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 12 pay more than engine and other machine assemblers at the median. The biggest increases: Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators (+44%, $77,320), Boilermakers (+42%, $76,410) and Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (+38%, $74,340).
20 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.