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)
Radiologists
Opens your browser print dialog — choose “Save as PDF”.
Comparison table
| Metric | Veterinarians | Radiologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $130,100 | $420,860 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 83,900 | 26,770 |
| 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, Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing |
| Related careers | Radiologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Naturopathic Physicians | Anesthesiologist Assistants, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
18 of 21 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+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Active Learning—
- Science—
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.5 level
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in Radiologists
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Analysis
Only in Veterinarians
- Mathematics