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)
Optometrists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Dermatologists | Optometrists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $328,730 | $136,570 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 11,370 | 42,790 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Writing |
| Related careers | Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists, Anesthesiologists | Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, Audiologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Podiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Science+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Instructing—
- Monitoring—
- Persuasion—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Learning Strategies—
- Negotiation—
Only in Optometrists
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
Only in Dermatologists
- None