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)
Shampooers
Career B (or your target career)
Dentists, General
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Comparison table
| Metric | Shampooers | Dentists, General |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $32,600 | $170,950 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 8,070 | 124,390 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Coordination, Monitoring | Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, Dental Assistants | Medical Assistants, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
13%
3 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
20
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
- Speaking+1.5 level
- Active Listening+1.4 level
- Service Orientation+1.3 level
Only in Dentists, General
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Science
- Persuasion
- Writing
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Management of Material Resources
- Operation and Control
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Analysis
Only in Shampooers
- None