Career moves · 231,145 postings · 163 markets · 2026-07-16
Where can your career go next?
Search the role you're in. We count what employers ask for across 231,145 active postings, then show you the markets one step away: how big each one is, and exactly which skills you'd need to add.
What this is and isn't
Markets sit close together when employers on both sides ask for the same skills, measured across 350 normalized skills. This is not a record of people moving between them. That would need career histories we don't have. A close market also isn't automatically a good move. Skills counted are the ones postings list explicitly, so every figure is a floor.
You are here
Dental Hygienist
111 open jobs·43 employers
10 markets are one step away
These are the 10 careers with the highest skill overlap with Dental Hygienist. Bigger circles mean more openings; careers closer to the center require fewer new skills.
Among nearby careers, Pharmacist has the most openings (227), while Medical Assistant requires the fewest new skills.
Skill transition
How much each market's required skills differ from your
current role.
- Close2
- Moderate change8
Larger circles = more open jobs, from 111 to 227 here.
TapSelect a market to put it at the center.
Medical Assistant
from Dental Hygienist
Strong match
Close
Among the 2 closest moves from Dental Hygienist.
150
openings in Medical Assistant
5
skills you already have
6
skills to learn
4
skills to strengthen
You already have
Dental HygienistMedical Assistantshare of postingspatient care
16%59%
basic life support
6%53%
infection control
16%45%
nursing
11%23%
instruments
13%7%
You'll need to learn
- patient advocacyasked for in 46% of Medical Assistant postings
- filingasked for in 28% of Medical Assistant postings
- schedulingasked for in 33% of Medical Assistant postings
- armasked for in 25% of Medical Assistant postings
- data entryasked for in 28% of Medical Assistant postings
- preventive careasked for in 19% of Medical Assistant postings
Strengthen what you have
- patient care16% → 59%
- infection control16% → 45%
- basic life support6% → 53%
- nursing11% → 23%
How much work is out there
Dental Hygienist111Medical Assistant150This market is about the size of yours.
What to do next
1 · Learn
patient advocacy
Asked for in 46% of Medical Assistant postings, and 5 other new skills.
2 · Strengthen
patient care
16% of Dental Hygienist postings ask for it, against 59% of Medical Assistant.
3 · Look at the work
150 Medical Assistant postings
Observed active in this snapshot.
111 Dental Hygienist postings · 150 Medical Assistant postings · 350 normalized skills · snapshot 2026-07-16
Methodology
What is this based on?
231,145 live job postings from 28,870 employers across 163 markets, captured 2026-07-16. Skills come from each posting's stated requirements.
How is distance calculated?
Each market becomes a profile of the skills its postings request, and markets are compared by how much those profiles overlap (an IDF-weighted cosine similarity, so skills that appear in almost every role count for less). The closest markets sit nearest the center, grouped into five bands from Very close to Different field.
What do the skill lists mean?
Shared skills are the ones both roles commonly ask for. Skills to learn are the ones the target market asks for that your current role doesn't, ranked by how much more often they come up.
What isn't included?
Years of experience, seniority, salary, portfolio or certification requirements, or how competitive a role is to land. Skill overlap is one axis of a move, not the whole picture.
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