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)
Physician Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Neurologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Physician Assistants | Neurologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $135,880 | $248,560 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 162,150 | 10,590 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Paramedics, Acute Care Nurses, Registered Nurses | Physician Assistants, Dermatologists, Anesthesiologists, Nurse Practitioners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
20 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
2
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
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Science+0.2 level
- Service Orientation—
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
Only in Neurologists
- None
Only in Physician Assistants
- Negotiation
- Mathematics