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)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Physician Assistants | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $135,880 | $265,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 162,150 | 342,720 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making | Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Paramedics, Acute Care Nurses, Registered Nurses | Psychiatric Technicians, Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Physician Assistants |
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
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Coordination—
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Instructing—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Science—
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Persuasion+0.3 level
Only in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
- None
Only in Physician Assistants
- Negotiation
- Mathematics