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 Research Coordinators
Career B (or your target career)
Epidemiologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Clinical Research Coordinators | Epidemiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $167,220 | $87,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 108,690 | 12,090 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Coordination, Speaking | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Medical Assistants, Health Education Specialists, Preventive Medicine Physicians | Pediatric Surgeons, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Nurse Practitioners, Health Education Specialists |
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
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Science+2.0 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Coordination—
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Persuasion+0.4 level
Only in Epidemiologists
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
Only in Clinical Research Coordinators
- None