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)
Personal Care Aides
Career B (or your target career)
Childcare Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Personal Care Aides | Childcare Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $34,980 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 518,910 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapists, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | Special Education Teachers, Middle School, Medical and Health Services Managers, Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
57%
8 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Monitoring—
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Instructing+0.4 level
Only in Childcare Workers
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Complex Problem Solving
Only in Personal Care Aides
- Time Management