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)
Psychiatric Aides
Career B (or your target career)
Healthcare Social Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Psychiatric Aides | Healthcare Social Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $44,910 | $67,880 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 35,520 | 187,630 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Active Listening | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Coordination, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Acute Care Nurses, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatrists | Nurse Practitioners, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
- Service Orientation+1.1 level
- Speaking+1.3 level
- Active Listening+1.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Writing+1.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.8 level
- Negotiation+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Healthcare Social Workers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Time Management
Only in Psychiatric Aides
- None