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)
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Career B (or your target career)
Lawyers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | Lawyers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $48,700 | $159,670 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 179,750 | 754,500 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, File Clerks | 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
58%
11 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+1.8 level
- Writing+1.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.3 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
Only in Lawyers
- Complex Problem Solving
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Active Learning
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- None