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Career roadmaps for the skilled trades

The trades built this country. Here's your path into one.

Upload a resume or tell us what you've done - in minutes, get a personalized plan showing the skills, training, credentials, and milestones between here and a hands-on career.

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Your path to

Industrial Maintenance Technician
Based on a sample profile - see what yours would show.

Current match

Up from 68% after adding two skills.

14Transferable skills found
3Credentials to consider
6–12 monthsEstimated path
Next step: Complete OSHA 10
Built on real O*NET and BLS labor data - not marketing copy.
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Built for real-world experience, not a polished resume.
A welder working from a ladder on an outdoor structure, silhouetted against the sky

The work is real. So is the path into it.

A clear, honest view of where you stand - and what to do next.

Explore hands-on careers

Pay, training time, and outlook - before you sign up for anything.

A electrician at work
ElectricianHigh growth

$63,190 median

High school diploma or equivalent

A hvac technician at work
HVAC TechnicianAbove-average growth

$61,010 median

Postsecondary nondegree award

A welder at work
WelderAverage growth

$53,750 median

High school diploma or equivalent

A diesel technician at work
Diesel TechnicianAverage growth

$61,770 median

High school diploma or equivalent

A machinist at work
MachinistBelow-average growth

$58,750 median

High school diploma or equivalent

1,000+ more careers

Real pay, training, and outlook data for every one - search the full list.

How it works

Tell us what you've done

Resume upload or a guided experience builder - your call.

Choose where you want to go

Search real occupations and compare realistic paths.

Get the steps between here and there

See skill gaps, credentials, training, and milestones.

Your experience, translated

You may already have more relevant experience than you realize.

Ordinary work history, read the right way, opens more doors than it looks like.

What you've done

Repaired equipmentRead work ordersDiagnosed mechanical issuesTrained new employeesFollowed safety procedures

What it can qualify you for

Industrial maintenanceField serviceEquipment installationManufacturing technicianFacilities maintenance

Here's what that adds up to, for one real path:

overall matchHow this score is calculated
Skills84%
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Experience73%
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Credentials46%
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Transferable strengths88%
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Your most important gaps

  • PLC fundamentalsRequired
  • Electrical troubleshooting fundamentalsCommonly requested
  • Industrial maintenance certificateRecommended

Your next three steps

  1. Complete OSHA 10
  2. Build PLC fundamentals
  3. Learn mechanical systems fundamentals

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Wage and outlook data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS and Employment Projections.

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