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)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Anesthetists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Nurse Anesthetists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,400 | $236,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 648,410 | 51,840 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Anesthesiologists, Surgical Assistants, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants | Surgical Technologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
70%
16 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+1.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Writing+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis+0.2 level
Only in Nurse Anesthetists
- Science
- Operations Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Systems Evaluation
- Persuasion
- Quality Control Analysis
- Negotiation
Only in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- None