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)
Midwives
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Anesthetists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Midwives | Nurse Anesthetists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $65,790 | $236,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 35,010 | 51,840 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Active Listening | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Acupuncturists, Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesiologists, Physician Assistants | Surgical Technologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
78%
18 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.5 level
Only in Nurse Anesthetists
- Science
- Operations Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Quality Control Analysis
- Negotiation
Only in Midwives
- None