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)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Career B (or your target career)
Rehabilitation Counselors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | Rehabilitation Counselors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $193,950 | $46,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 790 | 94,740 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Medical and Health Services Managers, Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Data Scientists, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | Physical Therapist Aides, Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, Psychiatric Aides, Health Education Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
18 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
5
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+0.9 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Service Orientation+0.6 level
- Coordination—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Active Learning—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
- Persuasion—
- Instructing—
Only in Rehabilitation Counselors
- None
Only in Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Science
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation