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 Technologists
Career B (or your target career)
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $96,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 90,160 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Science, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Surgical Technologists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Radiologists | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians, Anesthesiologists, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
15 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
5
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—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Operation and Control—
- Monitoring—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management—
- Instructing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies
Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Science
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting