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)
Sports Medicine Physicians
Career B (or your target career)
Physical Therapists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sports Medicine Physicians | Physical Therapists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $265,930 | $102,760 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 342,720 | 267,330 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Active Listening | Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Nurse Practitioners, Naturopathic Physicians, Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Pediatricians, General, Registered Nurses, Radiation Therapists, Emergency Medicine Physicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
19 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
1
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—
- Active Listening—
- Service Orientation—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Instructing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis—
- Active Learning—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Learning Strategies—
- Negotiation—
- Persuasion—
Only in Physical Therapists
- None
Only in Sports Medicine Physicians
- Science