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)

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Career B (or your target career)

Psychiatrists

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Comparison table

MetricDietitians and NutritionistsPsychiatrists
National median salary$76,400$281,870
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment77,57027,980
Typical educationPost-Baccalaureate CertificatePost-Doctoral Training
Job zone55
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision MakingActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Service Orientation
Related careersPharmacists, Allergists and Immunologists, Occupational Therapists, NeurologistsAcute Care Nurses, Naturopathic Physicians, Genetic Counselors, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

20 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

2

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+1.0 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination
  • Instructing
  • Science+0.4 level
  • Persuasion
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Negotiation+0.3 level

Only in Psychiatrists

  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Dietitians and Nutritionists

  • Operations Analysis
  • Mathematics