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)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Endoscopy Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | Endoscopy Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $48,430 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 109,740 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking |
| Related careers | Surgical Assistants, Endoscopy Technicians, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Cardiologists | Radiologists, 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
2
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+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Active Learning+0.3 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 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Quality Control Analysis
- Science