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)
Private Detectives and Investigators
Career B (or your target career)
Lawyers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Private Detectives and Investigators | Lawyers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,220 | $159,670 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 35,580 | 754,500 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, Management Analysts, Coroners | Detectives and Criminal Investigators, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
13 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Writing+1.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.7 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Service Orientation+0.6 level
Only in Lawyers
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Private Detectives and Investigators
- None