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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)

Preventive Medicine Physicians

Career B (or your target career)

Psychiatrists

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Comparison table

MetricPreventive Medicine PhysiciansPsychiatrists
National median salary$265,930$281,870
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment342,72027,980
Typical educationPost-Doctoral TrainingPost-Doctoral Training
Job zone55
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision MakingActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Service Orientation
Related careersNeurologists, Pediatric Surgeons, Psychiatrists, Physician AssistantsAcute Care Nurses, Naturopathic Physicians, Genetic Counselors, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

21 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

0

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

  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Writing
  • Service Orientation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination
  • Instructing
  • Science
  • Persuasion
  • Time Management
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Negotiation+0.8 level

Only in Psychiatrists

  • None

Only in Preventive Medicine Physicians

  • Mathematics