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)
Billing and Posting Clerks
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Comparison table
| Metric | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Billing and Posting Clerks |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,930 | $48,500 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 961,610 | 404,060 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, Writing, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Emergency Medicine Physicians, Billing and Posting Clerks, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, Postal Service Clerks, Procurement Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
6 of 7 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
5
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—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
Only in Billing and Posting Clerks
- Mathematics
Only in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Service Orientation
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness