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)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Career B (or your target career)
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,330 | $100,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 353,310 | 75,990 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Training and Development Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Middle School | Family Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Social and Human Service Assistants, Psychiatric Aides |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
19 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Service Orientation—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Learning Strategies—
- Persuasion—
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
Only in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- None
Only in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- None