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)
Pediatric Surgeons
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Comparison table
| Metric | Acute Care Nurses | Pediatric Surgeons |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $97,550 | $559,030 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,379,720 | 1,190 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Writing | Not recorded |
| Related careers | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | Allergists and Immunologists, Chiropractors, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
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0 of 0 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
23
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
- None
Only in Pediatric Surgeons
- None
Only in Acute Care Nurses
- Reading Comprehension
- Service Orientation
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Operations Monitoring
- Science
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis