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)
Mental Health Counselors
Career B (or your target career)
Occupational Therapy Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Mental Health Counselors | Occupational Therapy Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $72,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 51,290 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Health Education Specialists, Family Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapy Assistants | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Nurse Practitioners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
16 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
3
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—
- Speaking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Occupational Therapy Assistants
- None
Only in Mental Health Counselors
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation