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 Records Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Practitioners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical Records Specialists | Nurse Practitioners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,140 | $132,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 194,720 | 323,040 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Clinical Nurse Specialists, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Phlebotomists, Office Clerks, General | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
52%
12 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
11
Current-only skills
0
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+1.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.6 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.5 level
- Active Learning+1.2 level
- Monitoring+1.2 level
- Social Perceptiveness+2.0 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Service Orientation+1.0 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Coordination
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Instructing
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
Only in Medical Records Specialists
- None