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)
Community Health Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Personal Care Aides | Community Health Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $51,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 61,660 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapists, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | Dietitians and Nutritionists, Personal Care Aides, Psychiatric Aides, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
47%
9 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.4 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination+0.7 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
Only in Community Health Workers
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Persuasion
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Personal Care Aides
- None