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)
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Career B (or your target career)
Occupational Therapists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | Occupational Therapists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $100,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 162,450 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Monitoring, Instructing, Writing |
| Related careers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physical Therapist Aides, Health Education Specialists, Community Health Workers | Mental Health Counselors, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, Acute Care Nurses, Respiratory Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
90%
19 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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—
- Service Orientation—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Critical Thinking—
- Instructing+0.8 level
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
Only in Occupational Therapists
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
- None