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)
Healthcare Social Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Practitioners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Healthcare Social Workers | Nurse Practitioners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,880 | $132,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 187,630 | 323,040 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Coordination, Reading Comprehension | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Nurse Practitioners, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychiatrists | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists |
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
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Writing—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Negotiation—
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Science
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
Only in Healthcare Social Workers
- None