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)
Athletic Trainers
Career B (or your target career)
Registered Nurses
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Comparison table
| Metric | Athletic Trainers | Registered Nurses |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,520 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 30,500 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring | Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Training and Development Specialists, Registered Nurses, Orthotists and Prosthetists, Fitness and Wellness Coordinators | Hospitalists, Cardiologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
15 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Instructing—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management+0.1 level
Only in Registered Nurses
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
Only in Athletic Trainers
- Persuasion