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)
Physicians, Pathologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Clinical Research Coordinators | Physicians, Pathologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $167,220 | $312,400 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 108,690 | 11,110 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Coordination, Speaking | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Medical Assistants, Health Education Specialists, Preventive Medicine Physicians | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Cytogenetic Technologists, Anesthesiologists, Urologists |
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+1.4 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Science+1.0 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Instructing+1.4 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Persuasion—
- Coordination—
Only in Physicians, Pathologists
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
Only in Clinical Research Coordinators
- None