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)

Billing and Posting Clerks

Career B (or your target career)

Correspondence Clerks

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Comparison table

MetricBilling and Posting ClerksCorrespondence Clerks
National median salary$48,500$46,800
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment404,0604,290
Typical educationNot recordedHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, Writing, Active ListeningWriting, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, Postal Service Clerks, Procurement ClerksPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Receptionists and Information Clerks, Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

56%

5 of 9 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

2

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+1.2 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.8 level

Only in Correspondence Clerks

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Time Management
  • Service Orientation

Only in Billing and Posting Clerks

  • Monitoring
  • Mathematics