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)
Veterinarians
Career B (or your target career)
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
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Comparison table
| Metric | Veterinarians | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $130,100 | $300,080 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 83,900 | 8,950 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Post-Doctoral Training |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Science | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking |
| Related careers | Radiologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Naturopathic Physicians | Nurse Practitioners, Podiatrists, Chiropractors, Pediatricians, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
19 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
4
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.7 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Science—
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Instructing+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
- Mathematics+0.5 level
Only in Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Negotiation
Only in Veterinarians
- None