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)

Library Assistants, Clerical

Career B (or your target career)

Archivists

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Comparison table

MetricLibrary Assistants, ClericalArchivists
National median salary$36,910$64,550
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment85,5207,970
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Master's Degree
Job zone25
Important skillsService Orientation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, SpeakingReading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, Editors, Instructional Coordinators, Proofreaders and Copy MarkersCorrespondence Clerks, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Editors

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

60%

6 of 10 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
  • Writing+1.1 level
  • Active Listening+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.0 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level

Only in Archivists

  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring

Only in Library Assistants, Clerical

  • Coordination