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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)

Physicians, Pathologists

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Comparison table

MetricVeterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersPhysicians, Pathologists
National median salary$38,150$312,400
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment126,58011,110
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone25
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Monitoring, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Science, Active Listening
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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers dashboardPhysicians, Pathologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

45%

10 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

12

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+2.5 level
  • Writing+1.8 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.5 level
  • Active Listening+1.1 level
  • Speaking+1.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Time Management+1.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Coordination+0.5 level

Only in Physicians, Pathologists

  • Science
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Instructing
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Mathematics

Only in Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

  • None