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)
Sociologists
Career B (or your target career)
Epidemiologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sociologists | Epidemiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $106,030 | $87,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 2,260 | 12,090 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension | Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neuropsychologists, Epidemiologists, School Psychologists | Pediatric Surgeons, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Nurse Practitioners, Health Education Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 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
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Science+1.6 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
Only in Epidemiologists
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion
- Operations Analysis
Only in Sociologists
- None