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)
Surgical Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Endoscopy Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Surgical Assistants | Endoscopy Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $66,800 | $48,430 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 22,270 | 109,740 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking |
| Related careers | Critical Care Nurses, Cardiologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants | Radiologists, Acute Care Nurses, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Radiation Therapists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
81%
13 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring—
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Endoscopy Technicians
- Time Management
- Operation and Control
- Instructing
Only in Surgical Assistants
- Learning Strategies