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)
Art Therapists
Career B (or your target career)
Healthcare Social Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Art Therapists | Healthcare Social Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $77,930 | $67,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 22,640 | 187,630 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Coordination, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Massage Therapists, School Psychologists, Psychiatric Aides, Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists | Nurse Practitioners, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 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
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Persuasion+0.8 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Negotiation+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
- Time Management—
- Instructing—
Only in Healthcare Social Workers
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Art Therapists
- Systems Analysis