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)

Dentists, General

Career B (or your target career)

General Internal Medicine Physicians

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Comparison table

Metric	Dentists, General	General Internal Medicine Physicians
National median salary	$170,950	$256,560
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	124,390	67,150
Typical education	Doctoral Degree	Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone	5	5
Important skills	Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Service Orientation	Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Science
Related careers	Medical Assistants, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians	Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists, Dermatologists

Dentists, General dashboard General Internal Medicine Physicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

20 of 21 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

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

Only in General Internal Medicine Physicians

Systems Evaluation

Only in Dentists, General

Management of Material Resources
Operation and Control
Management of Financial Resources