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)
Nannies
Career B (or your target career)
Healthcare Social Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nannies | Healthcare Social Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $34,980 | $67,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 518,910 | 187,630 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Coordination, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Registered Nurses, Nurse Midwives | Nurse Practitioners, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
89%
17 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Social Perceptiveness+1.4 level
- Service Orientation+0.9 level
- Speaking+1.3 level
- Active Listening+1.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.3 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Writing+1.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Negotiation+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Instructing—
Only in Healthcare Social Workers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Nannies
- None