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 Neuropsychologists
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Practitioners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Clinical Neuropsychologists | Nurse Practitioners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,840 | $132,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 18,820 | 323,040 |
| Typical education | Post-Doctoral Training | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Acute Care Nurses, Physician Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
78%
18 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Writing—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Persuasion—
- Instructing—
- Negotiation—
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
Only in Clinical Neuropsychologists
- None