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
Medical Assistant
150 open jobs·53 employers
10 markets are one step away
These are the 10 careers with the highest skill overlap with Medical Assistant. Bigger circles mean more openings; careers closer to the center require fewer new skills.
Among nearby careers, Pharmacist has the most openings (227), while Physical Therapist requires the fewest new skills.
Skill transition
How much each market's required skills differ from your
current role.
- Close5
- Moderate change4
- Major change1
Larger circles = more open jobs, from 111 to 227 here.
TapSelect a market to put it at the center.
Physical Therapist
from Medical Assistant
Strong match
Close
Among the 5 closest moves from Medical Assistant.
129
openings in Physical Therapist
6
skills you already have
5
skills to learn
0
skills to strengthen
You already have
Medical AssistantPhysical Therapistshare of postingspatient care
59%46%
basic life support
53%35%
patient advocacy
46%16%
infection control
45%14%
arm
25%8%
quality improvement
7%7%
You'll need to learn
- rehabilitationasked for in 55% of Physical Therapist postings
- accreditationasked for in 26% of Physical Therapist postings
- clinical researchasked for in 19% of Physical Therapist postings
- training developmentasked for in 9% of Physical Therapist postings
- credentialingasked for in 10% of Physical Therapist postings
How much work is out there
Medical Assistant150Physical Therapist129This market is about the size of yours.
Smaller than the market you're in, but 6 of the skills it asks for are ones you already have.
What to do next
1 · Learn
rehabilitation
Asked for in 55% of Physical Therapist postings, and 4 other new skills.
2 · Look at the work
129 Physical Therapist postings
Observed active in this snapshot.
150 Medical Assistant postings · 129 Physical Therapist 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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