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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)

Recreational Therapists

Career B (or your target career)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

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Comparison table

MetricRecreational TherapistsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
National median salary$61,960$265,930
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment14,930342,720
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeDoctoral Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsService Orientation, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Social PerceptivenessCritical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension
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Recreational Therapists dashboardPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

18 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Critical Thinking+0.8 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
  • Writing—
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Active Learning+1.1 level
  • Instructing+0.3 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.2 level
  • Persuasion—

Only in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

  • Science
  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Recreational Therapists

  • Negotiation