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)
Epidemiologists
Career B (or your target career)
Clinical Research Coordinators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Epidemiologists | Clinical Research Coordinators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $87,220 | $167,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 12,090 | 108,690 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Coordination, Speaking |
| Related careers | Pediatric Surgeons, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Nurse Practitioners, Health Education Specialists | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Medical Assistants, Health Education Specialists, Preventive Medicine Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
18 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
4
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
- Writing—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Coordination—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Time Management—
- Active Learning—
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing—
- Persuasion—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Science—
Only in Clinical Research Coordinators
- None
Only in Epidemiologists
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis