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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)

Critical Care Nurses

Career B (or your target career)

Anesthesiologist Assistants

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Comparison table

MetricCritical Care NursesAnesthesiologist Assistants
National median salary$97,550$135,880
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment3,379,720162,150
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone45
Important skillsMonitoring, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Service OrientationMonitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Learning
Related careersHospitalists, Pediatric Surgeons, Pediatricians, General, Family Medicine PhysiciansRadiation Therapists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Registered Nurses, Acute Care Nurses

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

14 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

6

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

  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operations Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Service Orientation
  • Writing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Time Management

Only in Anesthesiologist Assistants

  • None

Only in Critical Care Nurses

  • Instructing
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Science
  • Learning Strategies