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)
Exercise Physiologists
Career B (or your target career)
Acute Care Nurses
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Comparison table
| Metric | Exercise Physiologists | Acute Care Nurses |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,460 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,560 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Writing |
| Related careers | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Psychiatric Technicians, Neurologists, Occupational Therapy Aides | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
19 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Writing—
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Persuasion—
- Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
- Negotiation—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Acute Care Nurses
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Operations Monitoring
- Science
Only in Exercise Physiologists
- None