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 Technologists
Career B (or your target career)
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Surgical Technologists | Ophthalmic Medical Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,650 | $50,290 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 117,460 | 182,610 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking, Time Management | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Medical Assistants, Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, Neurodiagnostic Technologists | Dermatologists, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Radiation Therapists, Radiologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
93%
14 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
3
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
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Instructing—
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Coordination—
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning—
- Time Management—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Learning Strategies—
Only in Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
- Writing
Only in Surgical Technologists
- Operations Monitoring
- Management of Material Resources
- Operation and Control