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 Therapy Assistants

Career B (or your target career)

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

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Comparison table

Metric	Occupational Therapy Assistants	Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
National median salary	$72,300	$97,550
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	51,290	3,379,720
Typical education	Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree	Master's Degree
Job zone	3	5
Important skills	Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension	Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careers	Emergency Medicine Physicians, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Nurse Practitioners	Preventive Medicine Physicians, Physical Therapists, Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants

Occupational Therapy Assistants dashboard Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

84%

16 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Active Listening+0.2 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
Speaking+0.5 level
Critical Thinking+0.6 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
Monitoring+0.9 level
Time Management+1.0 level
Writing+0.6 level
Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
Active Learning+0.8 level
Coordination+0.8 level
Instructing—
Service Orientation+0.6 level
Learning Strategies+0.5 level
Systems Analysis+0.4 level

Only in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Persuasion
Negotiation
Systems Evaluation

Only in Occupational Therapy Assistants

None