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)
Occupational Therapy Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Personal Care Aides | Occupational Therapy Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $72,300 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 51,290 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapists, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Nurse Practitioners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
56%
9 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Service Orientation—
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.8 level
- Coordination+0.2 level
Only in Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
Only in Personal Care Aides
- None