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)
Psychiatrists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Recreational Therapists | Psychiatrists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,960 | $281,870 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 14,930 | 27,980 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Coordination, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Massage Therapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatrists | Acute Care Nurses, Naturopathic Physicians, Genetic Counselors, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
90%
19 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Service Orientation—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Negotiation+0.8 level
Only in Psychiatrists
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Recreational Therapists
- None