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)
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
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Comparison table
| Metric | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,210 | $153,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 670,520 | 24,030 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Speaking, Critical Thinking | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, Intelligence Analysts, Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, Coroners | Labor Relations Specialists, Compliance Officers, First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, Private Detectives and Investigators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
15 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Active Listening+1.9 level
- Critical Thinking+1.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+2.0 level
- Writing+1.1 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Active Learning+1.4 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Negotiation+0.8 level
- Coordination—
- Persuasion—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
Only in Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- None