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)
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $117,860 | $62,890 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 16,370 | 392,880 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators, Coroners | File Clerks, Social Science Research Assistants, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Accountants and Auditors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
11 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
4
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
- Writing—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Time Management—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Service Orientation
Only in Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Learning Strategies
- Coordination