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)
Marriage and Family Therapists
Career B (or your target career)
Family Medicine Physicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Marriage and Family Therapists | Family Medicine Physicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $66,940 | $244,180 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 66,740 | 107,510 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking |
| Related careers | Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neuropsychologists, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Family Medicine Physicians | Preventive Medicine Physicians, Naturopathic Physicians, Anesthesiologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
17 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
3
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+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Active Learning—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Persuasion—
Only in Family Medicine Physicians
- Science
Only in Marriage and Family Therapists
- Negotiation
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis