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)
Social and Human Service Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Social and Human Service Assistants | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,930 | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 437,860 | Not published |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Personal Care Aides, School Psychologists, Recreational Therapists, Home Health Aides | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Therapist Aides, Health Education Specialists, Community Health Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Time Management—
Only in Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
- Systems Evaluation
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
Only in Social and Human Service Assistants
- None