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)
Psychiatric Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Personal Care Aides | Psychiatric Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $45,130 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 156,960 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Some College Courses |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Monitoring, Coordination, Speaking |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapists, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapists, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Occupational Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
53%
9 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Service Orientation—
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
Only in Psychiatric Technicians
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Persuasion
- Complex Problem Solving
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Judgment and Decision Making
Only in Personal Care Aides
- None