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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)

Physical Therapist Aides

Career B (or your target career)

Acute Care Nurses

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Comparison table

Metric	Physical Therapist Aides	Acute Care Nurses
National median salary	$35,240	$97,550
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	48,150	3,379,720
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	2	4
Important skills	Active Listening, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness	Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Writing
Related careers	Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Acute Care Nurses	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Physical Therapist Aides dashboard Acute Care Nurses dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

52%

12 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Reading Comprehension+1.9 level
Service Orientation+1.3 level
Critical Thinking+0.9 level
Speaking+1.0 level
Active Learning+1.3 level
Writing+1.0 level
Coordination+0.9 level
Active Listening+1.1 level
Monitoring+1.1 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.4 level
Time Management+1.0 level
Instructing+1.2 level

Only in Acute Care Nurses

Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Learning Strategies
Management of Personnel Resources
Persuasion
Systems Evaluation
Mathematics
Operations Monitoring
Science
Negotiation
Systems Analysis

Only in Physical Therapist Aides

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