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)
Patient Representatives
Career B (or your target career)
Rehabilitation Counselors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Patient Representatives | Rehabilitation Counselors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,290 | $46,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 182,610 | 94,740 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Psychiatric Technicians, Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Acute Care Nurses, Registered Nurses | Physical Therapist Aides, Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, Psychiatric Aides, Health Education Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
15 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Active Learning—
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Persuasion—
- Instructing—
Only in Rehabilitation Counselors
- Systems Evaluation
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
Only in Patient Representatives
- Negotiation