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)
Lawyers
Career B (or your target career)
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
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Comparison table
| Metric | Lawyers | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $159,670 | $48,700 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 754,500 | 179,750 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 5 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing |
| Related careers | Detectives and Criminal Investigators, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, File Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
11 of 11 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
8
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—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
Only in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- None
Only in Lawyers
- Complex Problem Solving
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Active Learning
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation