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)
Physician Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Clinical Neuropsychologists | Physician Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,840 | $135,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 18,820 | 162,150 |
| 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, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Acute Care Nurses, Physician Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Paramedics, Acute Care Nurses, Registered Nurses |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Writing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
- Persuasion—
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Negotiation—
- Learning Strategies—
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Physician Assistants
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
Only in Clinical Neuropsychologists
- None