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)
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Career B (or your target career)
Cytogenetic Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | Cytogenetic Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $101,370 | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 17,080 | Not published |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing |
| Related careers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Medical Equipment Preparers, Histology Technicians, Anesthesiologist Assistants | Phlebotomists, Radiologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Biochemists and Biophysicists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
11 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
6
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
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Science+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Time Management—
Only in Cytogenetic Technologists
- Systems Analysis
Only in Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Operations Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Operation and Control