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)

Endoscopy Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Radiation Therapists

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Comparison table

MetricEndoscopy TechniciansRadiation Therapists
National median salary$48,430$105,310
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment109,74017,070
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone23
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, SpeakingActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness
Related careersRadiologists, Acute Care Nurses, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Radiation TherapistsAnesthesiologist Assistants, Acute Care Nurses, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Emergency Medicine Physicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

15 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

1

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
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operation and Control+0.5 level
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Active Learning

Only in Radiation Therapists

  • None

Only in Endoscopy Technicians

  • Judgment and Decision Making