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)
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $55,570 | $45,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 156,280 | 961,610 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Time Management | Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Coordination |
| Related careers | Compliance Officers, Private Detectives and Investigators, File Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Billing and Posting Clerks, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
91%
10 of 11 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Coordination—
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Complex Problem Solving
Only in Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- None