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)

Physicians, Pathologists

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Comparison table

MetricMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechniciansPhysicians, Pathologists
National median salaryNot published$312,400
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published11,110
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Doctoral Training
Job zone35
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control AnalysisReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening
Related careersSurgical Assistants, Endoscopy Technicians, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, CardiologistsCardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Cytogenetic Technologists, Anesthesiologists, Urologists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

55%

12 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

10

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

  • Reading Comprehension+2.4 level
  • Writing+2.0 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.4 level
  • Science+0.9 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.6 level
  • Active Listening+1.3 level
  • Active Learning+1.8 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.6 level
  • Speaking+1.6 level
  • Monitoring+1.0 level
  • Time Management+0.8 level
  • Coordination+0.5 level

Only in Physicians, Pathologists

  • Instructing
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Mathematics

Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis