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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)

Pharmacists

Career B (or your target career)

Anesthesiologist Assistants

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Comparison table

MetricPharmacistsAnesthesiologist Assistants
National median salary$140,910$135,880
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment321,970162,150
Typical educationDoctoral DegreeNot recorded
Job zone55
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem SolvingMonitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Learning
Related careersAnesthesiologist Assistants, Acute Care Nurses, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesRadiation Therapists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Registered Nurses, Acute Care Nurses

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

13 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

7

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Service Orientation
  • Writing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Time Management

Only in Anesthesiologist Assistants

  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Pharmacists

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis