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)

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Career B (or your target career)

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

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Comparison table

MetricJudges, Magistrate Judges, and MagistratesPolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
National median salary$153,990$76,210
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment24,030670,520
Typical educationDoctoral DegreeNot recorded
Job zone53
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem SolvingActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersLabor Relations Specialists, Compliance Officers, First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, Private Detectives and InvestigatorsCourt, Municipal, and License Clerks, Intelligence Analysts, Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, Coroners

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

15 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

0

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

  • Active Listening
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Service Orientation+0.6 level
  • Persuasion
  • Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Negotiation
  • Time Management

Only in Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

  • None

Only in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

  • Instructing
  • Systems Analysis