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)
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Career B (or your target career)
Clinical Nurse Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | Clinical Nurse Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $100,580 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 75,990 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | Post-Doctoral Training | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking | Speaking, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Family Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Social and Human Service Assistants, Psychiatric Aides | Neurologists, Cardiologists, Paramedics, Psychiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
0
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
- Speaking—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing—
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
Only in Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Analysis
- Science
Only in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- None