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)

Histotechnologists

Career B (or your target career)

Endoscopy Technicians

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Comparison table

MetricHistotechnologistsEndoscopy Technicians
National median salaryNot published$48,430
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published109,740
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Active ListeningActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking
Related careersOphthalmic Medical Technologists, Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, Surgical Assistants, Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansRadiologists, Acute Care Nurses, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Radiation Therapists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

12 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Time Management
  • Coordination
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Endoscopy Technicians

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Operation and Control
  • Instructing

Only in Histotechnologists

  • Science