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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)

Embalmers

Career B (or your target career)

Registered Nurses

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Comparison table

MetricEmbalmersRegistered Nurses
National median salary$58,780$97,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment3,8903,379,720
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Writing, Time ManagementSocial Perceptiveness, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation
Related careersOccupational Therapy Assistants, Registered Nurses, Acute Care Nurses, Endoscopy TechniciansHospitalists, Cardiologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

67%

12 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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

  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.0 level
  • Service Orientation+1.0 level
  • Coordination+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Writing+0.9 level
  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Active Learning+1.1 level
  • Time Management

Only in Registered Nurses

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Embalmers

  • None