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)

Community Health Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Preventive Medicine Physicians

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Comparison table

Metric	Community Health Workers	Preventive Medicine Physicians
National median salary	$51,850	$265,930
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	61,660	342,720
Typical education	Not recorded	Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone	4	5
Important skills	Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension	Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careers	Dietitians and Nutritionists, Personal Care Aides, Psychiatric Aides, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	Neurologists, Pediatric Surgeons, Psychiatrists, Physician Assistants

Community Health Workers dashboard Preventive Medicine Physicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

19 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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+1.5 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.5 level
Speaking+0.9 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.6 level
Active Listening+0.5 level
Critical Thinking+1.1 level
Monitoring+0.9 level
Writing+0.9 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
Active Learning+1.0 level
Coordination+0.9 level
Management of Personnel Resources+1.3 level
Learning Strategies+1.0 level
Instructing+1.2 level
Service Orientation+0.7 level
Systems Analysis+1.1 level
Systems Evaluation+1.1 level
Persuasion+0.3 level
Time Management+0.9 level

Only in Preventive Medicine Physicians

Science
Mathematics
Negotiation

Only in Community Health Workers

None