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)
Speech-Language Pathologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Art Therapists | Speech-Language Pathologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $77,930 | $97,870 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 22,640 | 183,390 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking |
| Related careers | Massage Therapists, School Psychologists, Psychiatric Aides, Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists | Clinical Neuropsychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Family Medicine Physicians, Mental Health Counselors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
17 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
2
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—
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Time Management—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
Only in Speech-Language Pathologists
- Operations Analysis
Only in Art Therapists
- Negotiation
- Persuasion