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 Dosimetrists
Career B (or your target career)
Paramedics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical Dosimetrists | Paramedics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $147,470 | $60,600 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,410 | 100,610 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing | Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Respiratory Therapists | Physician Assistants, Family Medicine Physicians, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Nurse Midwives |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
12 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
8
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
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Monitoring—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Instructing—
Only in Paramedics
- Persuasion
- Operation and Control
Only in Medical Dosimetrists
- Writing
- Time Management
- Mathematics
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation