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)
Bailiffs
Career B (or your target career)
Lawyers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Bailiffs | Lawyers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $56,600 | $159,670 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 17,310 | 754,500 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | Coroners, Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators, Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Detectives and Criminal Investigators, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
37%
7 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
12
Current-only skills
0
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
- Speaking+1.9 level
- Active Listening+1.9 level
- Critical Thinking+1.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Time Management+1.6 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
Only in Lawyers
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Active Learning
- Coordination
- Systems Analysis
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Bailiffs
- None