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)
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Career B (or your target career)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,150 | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 126,580 | Not published |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension | Science, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis |
| Related careers | Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Physician Assistants | Surgical Technologists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Radiologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
45%
9 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
11
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
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Coordination—
Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Science
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Operation and Control
- Instructing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Mathematics
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Only in Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
- Service Orientation