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)
Orthoptists
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Practitioners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Orthoptists | Nurse Practitioners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $115,210 | $132,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 28,630 | 323,040 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Clinical Nurse Specialists, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Nurse Practitioners, Respiratory Therapists | Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
78%
18 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.2 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.7 level
- Writing—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Science+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
Only in Nurse Practitioners
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
Only in Orthoptists
- None