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)
Family Medicine Physicians
Career B (or your target career)
Clinical Nurse Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Family Medicine Physicians | Clinical Nurse Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $244,180 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 107,510 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking | Speaking, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Preventive Medicine Physicians, Naturopathic Physicians, Anesthesiologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | Neurologists, Cardiologists, Paramedics, Psychiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 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
- Speaking—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Listening—
- Writing—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies+0.8 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Science—
Only in Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Negotiation
Only in Family Medicine Physicians
- None