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)
Audiologists
Career B (or your target career)
Physicians, Pathologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Audiologists | Physicians, Pathologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $95,780 | $312,400 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,660 | 11,110 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Learning | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Nurse Practitioners, Dermatologists, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapy Aides | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Cytogenetic Technologists, Anesthesiologists, Urologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Science+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.7 level
- Active Listening—
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Monitoring—
- Instructing+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
- Coordination—
Only in Physicians, Pathologists
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Mathematics
Only in Audiologists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring