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)
Judicial Law Clerks
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Comparison table
| Metric | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Judicial Law Clerks |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $55,570 | $64,920 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 156,280 | 13,290 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Time Management | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking |
| Related careers | Compliance Officers, Private Detectives and Investigators, File Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
69%
9 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
1
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+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+1.6 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
Only in Judicial Law Clerks
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Learning Strategies
Only in Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Service Orientation