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)
Nurse Midwives
Career B (or your target career)
Anesthesiologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nurse Midwives | Anesthesiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $134,040 | $391,490 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 7,920 | 38,760 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Science |
| Related careers | Hospitalists, Neurologists, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists, Registered Nurses, Family Medicine Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
77%
17 of 22 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—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing—
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Active Learning—
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
- Learning Strategies+0.2 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in Anesthesiologists
- Science
- Operations Monitoring
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion
- Mathematics
Only in Nurse Midwives
- None