Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Career B (or your target career)
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $117,860 | $93,790 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 16,370 | 114,430 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators, Coroners | Security Guards, Lawyers, Judicial Law Clerks, Compliance Officers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
93%
14 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
1
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Persuasion—
- Time Management—
- Negotiation—
Only in Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Service Orientation
Only in Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
- Learning Strategies