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)
Microbiologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | Microbiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $87,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 18,940 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis | Science, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Speaking |
| Related careers | Surgical Assistants, Endoscopy Technicians, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Cardiologists | Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Bioinformatics Scientists, Agricultural Technicians, Chemical Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
12 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Science+1.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.9 level
- Writing+1.9 level
- Critical Thinking+1.4 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Active Learning+1.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
Only in Microbiologists
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Systems Analysis
Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis