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)

Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

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Comparison table

MetricFraud Examiners, Investigators and AnalystsParalegals and Legal Assistants
National median salary$81,100$62,890
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment132,130392,880
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone43
Important skillsActive Listening, Writing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical ThinkingWriting, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersInformation Security Analysts, Paralegals and Legal Assistants, Security Managers, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsFile Clerks, Social Science Research Assistants, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Accountants and Auditors

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

92%

11 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

9

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Time Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Paralegals and Legal Assistants

  • Service Orientation

Only in Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

  • Coordination
  • Instructing
  • Mathematics
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Systems Evaluation