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View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Dental Hygienists
$70,200 $70,200
Physical Therapists
$79,900 $79,900

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

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Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

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skills & knowledge Gaps

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Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

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Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

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Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Typical Level Of Training

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Associate's degree

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Licensing

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certification

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