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)
Pharmacy Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Medical and Health Services Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Pharmacy Technicians | Medical and Health Services Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,750 | $123,860 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 471,680 | 597,080 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Time Management |
| Related careers | Medical and Health Services Managers, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, Dental Assistants, Surgical Assistants | Administrative Services Managers, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Clinical Research Coordinators, Registered Nurses |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
57%
13 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.2 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Coordination+1.1 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Service Orientation+0.6 level
Only in Medical and Health Services Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Pharmacy Technicians
- Mathematics