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)
Neuropsychologists
Career B (or your target career)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Neuropsychologists | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,840 | $60,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 18,820 | 132,810 |
| Typical education | Post-Doctoral Training | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Audiologists, School Psychologists, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, Pediatric Surgeons | Family Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Social Perceptiveness+0.2 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Writing—
- Persuasion+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Negotiation+0.9 level
- Instructing—
- Active Learning—
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Neuropsychologists
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Mathematics