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)
Nursing Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Psychiatric Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nursing Assistants | Psychiatric Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $42,260 | $45,130 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,448,910 | 156,960 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Some College Courses |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Monitoring, Coordination, Speaking |
| Related careers | Orderlies, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists, Occupational Therapy Aides | Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapists, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Occupational Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
47%
8 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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
- Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Service Orientation—
Only in Psychiatric Technicians
- Writing
- Instructing
- Active Learning
- Persuasion
- Complex Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Judgment and Decision Making
Only in Nursing Assistants
- None