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)

Neurodiagnostic Technologists

Career B (or your target career)

Radiologists

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Comparison table

Metric	Neurodiagnostic Technologists	Radiologists
National median salary	$50,290	$420,860
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	182,610	26,770
Typical education	Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree	Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone	3	5
Important skills	Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring	Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing
Related careers	Cytogenetic Technologists, Anesthesiologists, Acute Care Nurses, Surgical Assistants	Anesthesiologist Assistants, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Neurodiagnostic Technologists dashboard Radiologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

19 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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+0.4 level
Speaking+0.4 level
Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
Critical Thinking+0.9 level
Writing+1.0 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.3 level
Monitoring+0.6 level
Active Learning+1.0 level
Service Orientation+0.5 level
Time Management+0.6 level
Instructing+1.0 level
Coordination+0.6 level
Learning Strategies+0.8 level
Quality Control Analysis—
Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
Systems Analysis+0.3 level
Systems Evaluation+0.1 level

Only in Radiologists

Science
Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Neurodiagnostic Technologists

None