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)
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Administrative Services Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Administrative Services Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $55,570 | $114,130 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 156,280 | 263,960 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Time Management | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Speaking, Coordination |
| Related careers | Compliance Officers, Private Detectives and Investigators, File Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | Social and Community Service Managers, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Information Technology Project Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
53%
10 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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—
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.7 level
- Writing—
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
Only in Administrative Services Managers
- Negotiation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Analysis
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
Only in Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- None