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)
Document Management Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | File Clerks | Document Management Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $43,600 | $116,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 73,440 | 435,370 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Systems Analysis |
| 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 | Data Entry Keyers, Business Intelligence Analysts, Compliance Managers, Office Clerks, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
53%
9 of 17 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
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Writing+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
Only in Document Management Specialists
- Systems Analysis
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Evaluation
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Coordination
Only in File Clerks
- None