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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)

Dentists, General

Career B (or your target career)

Emergency Medicine Physicians

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Comparison table

MetricDentists, GeneralEmergency Medicine Physicians
National median salary$170,950$335,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment124,39032,880
Typical educationDoctoral DegreePost-Doctoral Training
Job zone55
Important skillsJudgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Service OrientationCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking
Related careersMedical Assistants, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, General Internal Medicine PhysiciansCritical Care Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Neurologists, Registered Nurses
Dentists, General dashboardEmergency Medicine Physicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

19 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

4

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+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.6 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.2 level
  • Active Learning—
  • Learning Strategies+0.5 level
  • Instructing+0.2 level
  • Persuasion+0.4 level
  • Negotiation+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.5 level
  • Time Management—
  • Science—

Only in Emergency Medicine Physicians

  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Dentists, General

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Operation and Control
  • Management of Financial Resources