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)

Respiratory Therapists

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Comparison table

MetricRadiologic Technologists and TechniciansRespiratory Therapists
National median salary$80,110$82,280
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment230,490139,790
Typical educationNot recordedNot recorded
Job zone33
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, SpeakingMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Related careersRespiratory Therapists, Medical Assistants, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Clinical Nurse Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

14 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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

  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
  • Speaking+1.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.8 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Operations Monitoring+0.2 level
  • Operation and Control
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.2 level
  • Time Management

Only in Respiratory Therapists

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Persuasion
  • Science

Only in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

  • None