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)
Hearing Aid Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Speech-Language Pathologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Hearing Aid Specialists | Speech-Language Pathologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $65,160 | $97,870 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 11,270 | 183,390 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Instructing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking |
| Related careers | Urologists, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Prosthodontists, Speech-Language Pathologists | Clinical Neuropsychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Family Medicine Physicians, Mental Health Counselors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
15 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
1
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
- Reading Comprehension+1.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.2 level
- Learning Strategies+1.1 level
- Writing+1.4 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Monitoring+1.1 level
- Instructing+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
Only in Speech-Language Pathologists
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
Only in Hearing Aid Specialists
- Persuasion