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)
Dancers
Career B (or your target career)
Music Therapists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Dancers | Music Therapists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $77,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 22,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Time Management, Speaking | Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Speaking |
| Related careers | Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, Disc Jockeys, Except Radio, Craft Artists, Art Therapists | Healthcare Social Workers, Music Directors and Composers, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
17%
3 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
15
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
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+1.4 level
- Coordination—
Only in Music Therapists
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Writing
- Systems Analysis
- Time Management
Only in Dancers
- None