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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)

Mental Health Counselors

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Comparison table

MetricPersonal Care AidesMental Health Counselors
National median salaryNot publishedNot published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot publishedNot published
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Master's Degree
Job zone25
Important skillsService Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, MonitoringSocial Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing
Related careersOccupational Therapists, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHealth Education Specialists, Family Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapy Assistants

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

  • Active Listening+2.0 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+2.6 level
  • Speaking+1.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.3 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Coordination+0.6 level
  • Instructing+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level

Only in Mental Health Counselors

  • Writing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Persuasion
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Negotiation
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Personal Care Aides

  • None