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 Health Services Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Patient Representatives
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Health Services Managers | Patient Representatives |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $123,860 | $50,290 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 597,080 | 182,610 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Time Management | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination |
| Related careers | Administrative Services Managers, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Clinical Research Coordinators, Registered Nurses | Psychiatric Technicians, Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Acute Care Nurses, Registered Nurses |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
16 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
7
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—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Critical Thinking—
- Persuasion—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Instructing—
- Negotiation—
Only in Patient Representatives
- None
Only in Medical and Health Services Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources