Career switch, measured
From Speech-Language Pathologist to Occupational Therapist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 92% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include BLS/CPR, Patient care, Leadership, Case management; the main skills to add are Problem solving.
92%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSpeech-Language PathologistOccupational Therapist
- BLS/CPR33%43%
- Patient care35%49%
- Leadership48%47%
- Case management13%11%
- Infection control16%16%
- Electronic health records12%14%
- Pharmacy14%14%
- Scheduling20%18%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Occupational Therapist postings, rarely in Speech-Language Pathologist ones.
SkillSpeech-Language PathologistOccupational Therapist
- Problem solving–10%
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