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)
Orderlies
Career B (or your target career)
Registered Nurses
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Comparison table
| Metric | Orderlies | Registered Nurses |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,290 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 52,440 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination | Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapy Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, Patient Representatives, Registered Nurses | Hospitalists, Cardiologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
22%
4 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
14
Current-only skills
0
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+1.9 level
- Service Orientation+1.4 level
- Speaking+2.1 level
- Active Listening+1.8 level
Only in Registered Nurses
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Time Management
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
Only in Orderlies
- None