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 Transcriptionists
Career B (or your target career)
Paramedics
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical Transcriptionists | Paramedics |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $40,410 | $60,600 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 41,550 | 100,610 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making | Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, Phlebotomists | Physician Assistants, Family Medicine Physicians, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Nurse Midwives |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
43%
6 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
2
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
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
Only in Paramedics
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Operation and Control
Only in Medical Transcriptionists
- Writing
- Time Management