Anesthesiologist Assistants build judgment and decision making, operations monitoring and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (75%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 75% | $74,310 | — | None |
| 2 | Surgical Assistants | 75% | $66,800 | — | None |
| 3 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 72% | $80,110 | — | None |
| 4 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 72% | $101,370 | — | None |
| 5 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 71% | $95,480 | — | None |
| 6 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 70% | $96,590 | — | None |
| 7 | Athletic Trainers | 70% | $62,520 | — | None |
| 8 | Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 70% | $47,380 | — | None |
| 9 | Paramedics | 70% | $60,600 | — | None |
| 10 | Medical Dosimetrists | 69% | $147,470 | — | None |
Compared with Anesthesiologist Assistants, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as anesthesiologist assistants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
75% skill match · $74,310
Equipment Maintenance · Repairing · Troubleshooting
75% skill match · $66,800
Negotiation · Management of Material Resources · Management of Financial Resources
72% skill match · $80,110
Programming · Repairing · Troubleshooting
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (75% skill match, median $74,310), Surgical Assistants (75% skill match, median $66,800) and Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (72% skill match, median $80,110), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than anesthesiologist assistants at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.