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 Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Clinical Nurse Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Psychiatric Technicians | Clinical Nurse Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,130 | $97,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 156,960 | 3,379,720 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Monitoring, Coordination, Speaking | Speaking, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapists, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Occupational Therapists | Neurologists, Cardiologists, Paramedics, Psychiatrists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
77%
17 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
- Active Learning+1.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Persuasion+0.8 level
- Learning Strategies+0.8 level
- Time Management+1.1 level
- Instructing+0.7 level
- Negotiation—
Only in Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Science
Only in Psychiatric Technicians
- None