Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Acute Care Nurses
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Anesthetists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Acute Care Nurses | Nurse Anesthetists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $97,550 | $236,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,379,720 | 51,840 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Writing | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | Surgical Technologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
96%
22 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
1
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Science+0.9 level
- Coordination—
- Writing—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management—
- Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
- Instructing—
- Mathematics+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Persuasion—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Negotiation+0.1 level
Only in Nurse Anesthetists
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Acute Care Nurses
- Management of Personnel Resources