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)
Recreational Therapists
Career B (or your target career)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Recreational Therapists | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,960 | $60,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 14,930 | 132,810 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Massage Therapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatrists | Family Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
1
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+1.0 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Service Orientation—
- Learning Strategies+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Negotiation+0.6 level
- Instructing—
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
Only in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Recreational Therapists
- Systems Evaluation