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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)

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Radiologists

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Comparison table

Metric	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	Radiologists
National median salary	$80,110	$420,860
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	230,490	26,770
Typical education	Not recorded	Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone	3	5
Important skills	Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Speaking	Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing
Related careers	Respiratory Therapists, Medical Assistants, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	Anesthesiologist Assistants, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians dashboard Radiologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

62%

13 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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+0.6 level
Speaking+1.3 level
Reading Comprehension+1.4 level
Critical Thinking+1.4 level
Writing+1.4 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
Monitoring+1.1 level
Service Orientation+0.5 level
Time Management+0.6 level
Coordination+0.5 level
Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
Operations Monitoring+0.5 level

Only in Radiologists

Complex Problem Solving
Active Learning
Science
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Management of Personnel Resources
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation

Only in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Operation and Control