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)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $103,410 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 172,340 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Science, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis | Writing, Science, Speaking, Active Learning, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Surgical Technologists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Radiologists | Pediatric Surgeons, Bioinformatics Scientists, Biological Technicians, Allergists and Immunologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Writing+1.3 level
- Science+0.6 level
- Active Learning+1.4 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Mathematics+0.9 level
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.2 level
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Service Orientation
Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting