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)

Dental Hygienists

Career B (or your target career)

Dentists, General

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Comparison table

Metric	Dental Hygienists	Dentists, General
National median salary	$98,100	$170,950
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	222,740	124,390
Typical education	Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree	Doctoral Degree
Job zone	3	5
Important skills	Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Service Orientation, Monitoring	Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Service Orientation
Related careers	Emergency Medicine Physicians, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Dermatologists, Anesthesiologists	Medical Assistants, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians

Dental Hygienists dashboard Dentists, General dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

61%

14 of 23 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

Critical Thinking+1.1 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
Reading Comprehension+1.6 level
Speaking+1.0 level
Monitoring+1.1 level
Active Listening—
Active Learning+1.5 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
Service Orientation+1.0 level
Time Management+0.9 level
Coordination+0.9 level
Persuasion+0.6 level
Writing+0.9 level
Instructing+0.9 level

Only in Dentists, General

Complex Problem Solving
Management of Personnel Resources
Science
Learning Strategies
Negotiation
Management of Material Resources
Operation and Control
Management of Financial Resources
Systems Analysis

Only in Dental Hygienists

None