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)
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Career B (or your target career)
Coroners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | Coroners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,210 | $80,730 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 670,520 | 417,070 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Speaking, Critical Thinking | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination |
| Related careers | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, Intelligence Analysts, Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, Coroners | Psychiatrists, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
81%
13 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
2
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+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
- Coordination—
- Writing+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Coroners
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
Only in Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Persuasion
- Negotiation