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)
Occupational Therapists
Career B (or your target career)
Registered Nurses
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Comparison table
| Metric | Occupational Therapists | Registered Nurses |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $100,330 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 162,450 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Monitoring, Instructing, Writing | Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Mental Health Counselors, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, Acute Care Nurses, Respiratory Therapists | Hospitalists, Cardiologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
17 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
4
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+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Instructing—
- Learning Strategies—
- Time Management—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Registered Nurses
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Occupational Therapists
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation