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)
Massage Therapists
Career B (or your target career)
Occupational Therapists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Massage Therapists | Occupational Therapists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $58,450 | $100,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 98,790 | 162,450 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Monitoring, Instructing, Writing |
| Related careers | Dermatologists, Naturopathic Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Pediatric Surgeons | Mental Health Counselors, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, Acute Care Nurses, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
33%
7 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
14
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
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Service Orientation+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
Only in Occupational Therapists
- Monitoring
- Instructing
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
Only in Massage Therapists
- None