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)

Anesthesiologists

Career B (or your target career)

Paramedics

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Comparison table

MetricAnesthesiologistsParamedics
National median salary$391,490$60,600
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment38,760100,610
Typical educationPost-Doctoral TrainingNot recorded
Job zone53
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, ScienceService Orientation, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening
Related careersOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists, Registered Nurses, Family Medicine PhysiciansPhysician Assistants, Family Medicine Physicians, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Nurse Midwives

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

13 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

9

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

  • Service Orientation
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Instructing
  • Persuasion

Only in Paramedics

  • Operation and Control

Only in Anesthesiologists

  • Science
  • Writing
  • Time Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Mathematics