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)
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Career B (or your target career)
Nurse Anesthetists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Orthotists and Prosthetists | Nurse Anesthetists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $81,110 | $236,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 9,390 | 51,840 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapy Aides, Nurse Anesthetists, Cardiologists, Emergency Medical Technicians | Surgical Technologists, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
19 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
1
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Writing—
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.5 level
- Mathematics—
- Persuasion—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
Only in Nurse Anesthetists
- Science
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Negotiation
Only in Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Operations Analysis