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 Practitioners
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Anesthetists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nurse Practitioners | Nurse Anesthetists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $132,300 | $236,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 323,040 | 51,840 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists | Surgical Technologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
91%
21 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
2
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—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Science—
- Coordination—
- Writing—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management—
- Instructing—
- Mathematics+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Persuasion—
- Systems Analysis—
- Negotiation—
Only in Nurse Anesthetists
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Analysis