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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)

Compliance Officers

Career B (or your target career)

Lawyers

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Comparison table

MetricCompliance OfficersLawyers
National median salary$80,730$159,670
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment417,070754,500
Typical educationNot recordedDoctoral Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision MakingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing
Related careersLawyers, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Administrative Services Managers, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersDetectives 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

79%

15 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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+1.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
  • Active Listening+1.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.4 level
  • Writing+1.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
  • Persuasion+1.9 level
  • Negotiation+1.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
  • Active Learning+1.0 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.4 level

Only in Lawyers

  • Systems Analysis
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Compliance Officers

  • None