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 Practitioners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Acute Care Nurses | Nurse Practitioners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $97,550 | $132,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,379,720 | 323,040 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Writing | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists |
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
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Writing—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Science+0.9 level
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Instructing—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Mathematics+0.1 level
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Operations Analysis
Only in Acute Care Nurses
- Operations Monitoring