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)
Optometrists
Career B (or your target career)
Audiologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Optometrists | Audiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $136,570 | $95,780 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 42,790 | 13,660 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Learning |
| Related careers | Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, Audiologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Podiatrists | Nurse Practitioners, Dermatologists, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapy Aides |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
90%
19 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies+0.8 level
- Time Management—
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Science—
Only in Audiologists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Optometrists
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Negotiation