Layout Workers build complex problem solving, 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 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (85%).
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 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 85% | $51,330 | −20% | None |
| 2 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 85% | $62,780 | −2% | None |
| 3 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 83% | $65,380 | +2% | None |
| 4 | Carpenters | 82% | $60,580 | −5% | None |
| 5 | Sheet Metal Workers | 81% | $61,800 | −3% | None |
| 6 | Model Makers, Wood | 81% | $56,550 | −11% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 80% | $58,970 | −8% | None |
| 8 | Riggers | 80% | $62,640 | −2% | None |
| 9 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 80% | $76,170 | +19% | None |
| 10 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 80% | $62,120 | −3% | None |
Compared with Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, median $63,870. 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 layout workers (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.
85% skill match · $51,330 · −20% pay
85% skill match · $62,780 · −2% pay
Service Orientation · Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
83% skill match · $65,380 · +2% pay
Installation · Equipment Maintenance · Repairing
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (85% skill match, median $51,330), Structural Iron and Steel Workers (85% skill match, median $62,780) and Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (83% skill match, median $65,380), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 5 pay more than layout workers at the median. The biggest increases: Boilermakers (+20%, $76,410), Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+19%, $76,170) and Pile Driver Operators (+15%, $73,300).
24 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.