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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)

Pharmacy Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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Comparison table

MetricPharmacy TechniciansMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
National median salary$45,750Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment471,680Not published
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision MakingScience, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis
Related careersMedical and Health Services Managers, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, Dental Assistants, Surgical AssistantsSurgical Technologists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Radiologists
Pharmacy Technicians dashboardMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

65%

13 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

7

Current-only skills

1

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+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.8 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Writing+0.6 level
  • Mathematics+0.3 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Coordination—

Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  • Science
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Instructing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting

Only in Pharmacy Technicians

  • Service Orientation