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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)

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Preventive Medicine Physicians

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Comparison table

MetricOccupational Health and Safety SpecialistsPreventive Medicine Physicians
National median salary$90,150$265,930
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment140,610342,720
Typical educationBachelor's DegreePost-Doctoral Training
Job zone45
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem SolvingReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersNeurologists, Pediatric Surgeons, Psychiatrists, Physician Assistants
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists dashboardPreventive Medicine Physicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

19 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

3

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+1.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Writing+0.9 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
  • Active Learning+1.0 level
  • Coordination+1.4 level
  • Learning Strategies+1.1 level
  • Instructing+1.2 level
  • Service Orientation+1.6 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.5 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
  • Persuasion+0.4 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Mathematics+0.1 level

Only in Preventive Medicine Physicians

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Science
  • Negotiation

Only in Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring