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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)

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Career B (or your target career)

Medical Transcriptionists

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Comparison table

MetricProofreaders and Copy MarkersMedical Transcriptionists
National median salary$51,120$40,410
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment4,58041,550
Typical educationBachelor's DegreePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone43
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical ThinkingActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersCorrespondence Clerks, Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, Medical Transcriptionists, ArchivistsEmergency Medicine Physicians, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, Phlebotomists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

63%

5 of 8 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

0

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+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level

Only in Medical Transcriptionists

  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management

Only in Proofreaders and Copy Markers

  • None