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)
Physicians, Pathologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | Physicians, Pathologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $312,400 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 11,110 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Science, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Surgical Technologists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Radiologists | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Cytogenetic Technologists, Anesthesiologists, Urologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
15 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Reading Comprehension+1.4 level
- Writing+1.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Science—
- Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.5 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Mathematics—
Only in Physicians, Pathologists
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting