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)
Pediatric Surgeons
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nurse Practitioners | Pediatric Surgeons |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $132,300 | $559,030 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 323,040 | 1,190 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Not recorded |
| Related careers | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists | Allergists and Immunologists, Chiropractors, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
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0 of 0 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
23
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
- None
Only in Pediatric Surgeons
- None
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Writing
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Time Management
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Instructing
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis