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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)

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

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Comparison table

MetricCommunity Health WorkersSubstance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
National median salary$51,850Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment61,660Not published
Typical educationNot recordedNot recorded
Job zone45
Important skillsSocial Perceptiveness, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading ComprehensionActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersDietitians and Nutritionists, Personal Care Aides, Psychiatric Aides, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder CounselorsEmergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Therapist Aides, Health Education Specialists, Community Health Workers
Community Health Workers dashboardSubstance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

18 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Writing—
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Persuasion+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
  • Instructing—
  • Learning Strategies—
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Time Management—

Only in Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

  • Negotiation

Only in Community Health Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources