Career moves · 231,145 postings · 163 markets · 2026-07-16
Where can your career go next?
Search the role you're in. We count what employers ask for across 231,145 active postings, then show you the markets one step away: how big each one is, and exactly which skills you'd need to add.
What this is and isn't
Markets sit close together when employers on both sides ask for the same skills, measured across 350 normalized skills. This is not a record of people moving between them. That would need career histories we don't have. A close market also isn't automatically a good move. Skills counted are the ones postings list explicitly, so every figure is a floor.
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Mechanical Engineer
313 open jobs·126 employers
10 markets are one step away
These are the 10 careers with the highest skill overlap with Mechanical Engineer. Bigger circles mean more openings; careers closer to the center require fewer new skills.
Among nearby careers, Systems Engineer has the most openings (375), while Electrical Engineer requires the fewest new skills.
Skill transition
How much each market's required skills differ from your
current role.
- Very close2
- Close3
- Moderate change5
Larger circles = more open jobs, from 105 to 375 here.
TapSelect a market to put it at the center.
Electrical Engineer
from Mechanical Engineer
Excellent match
Very close
Among the 2 closest moves from Mechanical Engineer.
218
openings in Electrical Engineer
6
skills you already have
6
skills to learn
4
skills to strengthen
You already have
Mechanical EngineerElectrical Engineershare of postingssecurity clearance
19%40%
intellectual property
7%17%
due diligence
6%16%
cad
41%14%
control systems
8%13%
assembly
24%12%
You'll need to learn
- troubleshootingasked for in 41% of Electrical Engineer postings
- safetyasked for in 50% of Electrical Engineer postings
- logisticsasked for in 28% of Electrical Engineer postings
- technical supportasked for in 21% of Electrical Engineer postings
- testingasked for in 51% of Electrical Engineer postings
- scriptingasked for in 14% of Electrical Engineer postings
Strengthen what you have
- security clearance19% → 40%
- intellectual property7% → 17%
- due diligence6% → 16%
- control systems8% → 13%
How much work is out there
Mechanical Engineer313Electrical Engineer218This market is about the size of yours.
Smaller than the market you're in, but 6 of the skills it asks for are ones you already have.
What to do next
1 · Learn
troubleshooting
Asked for in 41% of Electrical Engineer postings, and 5 other new skills.
2 · Strengthen
security clearance
19% of Mechanical Engineer postings ask for it, against 40% of Electrical Engineer.
3 · Look at the work
218 Electrical Engineer postings
Observed active in this snapshot.
313 Mechanical Engineer postings · 218 Electrical Engineer postings · 350 normalized skills · snapshot 2026-07-16
Methodology
What is this based on?
231,145 live job postings from 28,870 employers across 163 markets, captured 2026-07-16. Skills come from each posting's stated requirements.
How is distance calculated?
Each market becomes a profile of the skills its postings request, and markets are compared by how much those profiles overlap (an IDF-weighted cosine similarity, so skills that appear in almost every role count for less). The closest markets sit nearest the center, grouped into five bands from Very close to Different field.
What do the skill lists mean?
Shared skills are the ones both roles commonly ask for. Skills to learn are the ones the target market asks for that your current role doesn't, ranked by how much more often they come up.
What isn't included?
Years of experience, seniority, salary, portfolio or certification requirements, or how competitive a role is to land. Skill overlap is one axis of a move, not the whole picture.
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