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 Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Career B (or your target career)
Physical Therapists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | Physical Therapists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $47,160 | $102,760 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 322,930 | 267,330 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Instructing, Service Orientation, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness | Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Animal Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians and Nutritionists | Pediatricians, General, Registered Nurses, Radiation Therapists, Emergency Medicine Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
13 of 19 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+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.3 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Instructing—
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies—
Only in Physical Therapists
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Only in Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
- None