Career switch, measured
From Physician Assistant to Nurse Practitioner
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 86% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Patient care, Electronic health records, BLS/CPR, ACLS; the main skills to add are Mental health, RN license, Scheduling, Risk management.
86%
skill overlap
1,169
open Nurse Practitioner postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPhysician AssistantNurse Practitioner
- Patient care66%54%
- Electronic health records33%34%
- BLS/CPR53%40%
- ACLS32%18%
- Counseling30%15%
- Leadership45%36%
- Research29%20%
- HIPAA18%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Nurse Practitioner postings, rarely in Physician Assistant ones.
SkillPhysician AssistantNurse Practitioner
- Mental health10%34%
- RN license–26%
- Scheduling8%25%
- Risk management–12%
- Bilingual Spanish–9%
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