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)
File Clerks
Career B (or your target career)
Archivists
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Comparison table
| Metric | File Clerks | Archivists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $43,600 | $64,550 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 73,440 | 7,970 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Receptionists and Information Clerks, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | Correspondence Clerks, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Editors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
70%
7 of 10 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Writing+1.1 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
Only in Archivists
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
Only in File Clerks
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness