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)
Respiratory Therapists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Exercise Physiologists | Respiratory Therapists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,460 | $82,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,560 | 139,790 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
| Related careers | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Psychiatric Technicians, Neurologists, Occupational Therapy Aides | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Clinical Nurse Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
80%
16 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
3
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
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Service Orientation—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination—
- Writing—
- Instructing—
- Learning Strategies—
- Persuasion—
- Time Management—
Only in Respiratory Therapists
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Science
Only in Exercise Physiologists
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis