Millwrights build equipment maintenance, installation and troubleshooting 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 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (84%).
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 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 84% | $65,380 | 0% | None |
| 2 | Boilermakers | 82% | $76,410 | +16% | None |
| 3 | Rail Car Repairers | 81% | $67,530 | +3% | None |
| 4 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 80% | $53,710 | −18% | None |
| 5 | Machinists | 79% | $58,750 | −11% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 78% | $65,510 | 0% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 75% | $56,210 | −14% | Certificate or associate |
| 8 | Sheet Metal Workers | 74% | $61,800 | −6% | None |
| 9 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 74% | $63,800 | −3% | Certificate or associate |
| 10 | Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 74% | $61,810 | −6% | None |
Compared with Millwrights, median $65,700. 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 millwrights (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
Free and low-cost training: use the CareerOneStop training finder below.
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.
84% skill match · $65,380 · 0% pay
Systems Evaluation
82% skill match · $76,410 · +16% pay
Operations Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Operation and Control
81% skill match · $67,530 · +3% pay
Repairing · Troubleshooting
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (84% skill match, median $65,380), Boilermakers (82% skill match, median $76,410) and Rail Car Repairers (81% skill match, median $67,530), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than millwrights at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+67%, $109,910), Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment (+29%, $84,890) and Roof Bolters, Mining (+20%, $78,540).
17 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.