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)

Opticians, Dispensing

Career B (or your target career)

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

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Comparison table

Metric	Opticians, Dispensing	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
National median salary	$47,260	$300,080
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	73,530	8,950
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone	3	5
Important skills	Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation	Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking
Related careers	Skincare Specialists, Phlebotomists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Medical Appliance Technicians	Nurse Practitioners, Podiatrists, Chiropractors, Pediatricians, General

Opticians, Dispensing dashboard Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

61%

14 of 23 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

Reading Comprehension+1.7 level
Critical Thinking+1.0 level
Active Listening+0.8 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
Writing+0.8 level
Speaking+0.1 level
Active Learning+1.3 level
Monitoring+1.0 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
Service Orientation+0.5 level
Time Management+1.1 level
Coordination+0.9 level
Persuasion+0.8 level

Only in Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

Science
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Management of Personnel Resources
Systems Evaluation
Systems Analysis
Operations Monitoring
Negotiation
Mathematics

Only in Opticians, Dispensing

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