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)
Dermatologists
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Practitioners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Dermatologists | Nurse Practitioners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $328,730 | $132,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 11,370 | 323,040 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists, Anesthesiologists | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
19 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.2 level
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Writing—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Science+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Instructing—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
Only in Dermatologists
- None