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)
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Lawyers | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $159,670 | $55,570 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 754,500 | 156,280 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Time Management |
| Related careers | Detectives and Criminal Investigators, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | Compliance Officers, Private Detectives and Investigators, File Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
10 of 10 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Writing—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Service Orientation—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
Only in Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- None
Only in Lawyers
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Active Learning
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation