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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)

Dermatologists

Career B (or your target career)

Anesthesiologists

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Comparison table

MetricDermatologistsAnesthesiologists
National median salary$328,730$391,490
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment11,37038,760
Typical educationDoctoral DegreePost-Doctoral Training
Job zone55
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social PerceptivenessCritical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Science
Related careersPhysician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists, AnesthesiologistsOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists, Registered Nurses, Family Medicine Physicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

82%

18 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

1

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+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Science+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.2 level
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Time Management+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Instructing+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation
  • Learning Strategies+0.4 level
  • Coordination
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.5 level
  • Persuasion

Only in Anesthesiologists

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Mathematics

Only in Dermatologists

  • Negotiation