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)
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Medical Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | Medical Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $80,110 | $45,690 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 230,490 | 817,870 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Speaking | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Respiratory Therapists, Medical Assistants, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Family Medicine Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
73%
11 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
3
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+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management—
Only in Medical Assistants
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Complex Problem Solving
Only in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis