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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)

Radiologists

Career B (or your target career)

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

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Comparison table

MetricRadiologistsDiagnostic Medical Sonographers
National median salary$420,860$96,590
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment26,77090,160
Typical educationPost-Doctoral TrainingNot recorded
Job zone53
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, WritingActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

16 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

5

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
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Monitoring
  • Writing
  • Coordination
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Active Learning
  • Service Orientation
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

  • Operation and Control

Only in Radiologists

  • Science
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation