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 Technologists and Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Anesthesiologists

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Comparison table

MetricVeterinary Technologists and TechniciansAnesthesiologists
National median salary$47,380$391,490
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment129,14038,760
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Post-Doctoral Training
Job zone35
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, MonitoringCritical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Science
Related careersOphthalmic Medical Technicians, Physician Assistants, Urologists, Nurse AnesthetistsOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Respiratory Therapists, Registered Nurses, Family Medicine Physicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

64%

14 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

8

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

  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.8 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Writing+1.0 level
  • Time Management+1.0 level
  • Active Learning+1.0 level
  • Service Orientation+0.9 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.6 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level

Only in Anesthesiologists

  • Science
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Instructing
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics

Only in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

  • None