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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)

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Career B (or your target career)

Emergency Medicine Physicians

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Comparison table

MetricSubstance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder CounselorsEmergency Medicine Physicians
National median salaryNot published$335,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published32,880
Typical educationNot recordedPost-Doctoral Training
Job zone55
Important skillsActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Reading ComprehensionCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking
Related careersEmergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Therapist Aides, Health Education Specialists, Community Health WorkersCritical Care Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Neurologists, Registered Nurses
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors dashboardEmergency Medicine Physicians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

19 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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

  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Writing+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Service Orientation+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.3 level
  • Instructing+0.9 level
  • Persuasion—
  • Negotiation+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.4 level
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.1 level

Only in Emergency Medicine Physicians

  • Science

Only in Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

  • None