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)
Surgical Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Opticians, Dispensing | Surgical Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $47,260 | $64,650 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 73,530 | 117,460 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking, Time Management |
| Related careers | Skincare Specialists, Phlebotomists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Medical Appliance Technicians | Medical Assistants, Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, Neurodiagnostic Technologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
12 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
2
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
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
- Time Management+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Surgical Technologists
- Operations Monitoring
- Management of Material Resources
- Instructing
- Operation and Control
- Learning Strategies
Only in Opticians, Dispensing
- Persuasion
- Writing