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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)

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

Career B (or your target career)

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

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Comparison table

MetricSpeech-Language Pathology AssistantsAdvanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
National median salary$48,430$97,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment109,7403,379,720
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeMaster's Degree
Job zone35
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service OrientationActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersEmergency Medicine Physicians, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Hearing Aid SpecialistsPreventive Medicine Physicians, Physical Therapists, Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants dashboardAdvanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

68%

13 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.9 level
  • Instructing+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation+0.5 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.3 level

Only in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

  • Time Management
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

  • None