Helpers--Electricians build coordination, judgment and decision making and quality control analysis 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 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (92%).
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 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 92% | $39,630 | −7% | None |
| 2 | Millwrights | 87% | $65,700 | +54% | None |
| 3 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 85% | $95,320 | +123% | None |
| 4 | Riggers | 83% | $62,640 | +47% | None |
| 5 | Electricians | 81% | $63,190 | +48% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Mechanical Door Repairers | 81% | $55,720 | +31% | None |
| 7 | Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 81% | $53,140 | +25% | None |
| 8 | Helpers--Extraction Workers | 80% | $47,730 | +12% | None |
| 9 | Carpenters | 79% | $60,580 | +42% | None |
| 10 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 79% | $65,380 | +53% | None |
Compared with Helpers--Electricians, median $42,670. 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 helpers--electricians (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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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.
92% skill match · $39,630 · −7% pay
Operation and Control · Technology Design · Equipment Maintenance
87% skill match · $65,700 · +54% pay
Equipment Maintenance · Negotiation · Installation
85% skill match · $95,320 · +123% pay
Systems Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (92% skill match, median $39,630), Millwrights (87% skill match, median $65,700) and Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (85% skill match, median $95,320), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 23 pay more than helpers--electricians at the median. The biggest increases: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (+123%, $95,320), Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment (+99%, $84,890) and Roof Bolters, Mining (+84%, $78,540).
19 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.