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)
Genetic Counselors
Career B (or your target career)
Physician Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Genetic Counselors | Physician Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $100,040 | $135,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,740 | 162,150 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Writing | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Physician Assistants, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Nurse Midwives, General Internal Medicine Physicians | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Paramedics, Acute Care Nurses, Registered Nurses |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
91%
20 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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—
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
- Service Orientation+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Writing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Active Learning—
- Science+0.9 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.8 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Persuasion+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
Only in Physician Assistants
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
Only in Genetic Counselors
- None