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)
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Administrative Services Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Administrative Services Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,930 | $114,130 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 961,610 | 263,960 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Speaking, Coordination |
| Related careers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Billing and Posting Clerks, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 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
58%
11 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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+0.9 level
- Time Management+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.7 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
Only in Administrative Services Managers
- Negotiation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Analysis
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
Only in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- None