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)

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Career B (or your target career)

Correspondence Clerks

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Comparison table

MetricTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersCorrespondence Clerks
National median salary$58,650$46,800
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment48,5804,290
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Time ManagementWriting, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Related careersBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Lawyers, Medical Records Specialists, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Receptionists and Information Clerks, Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

78%

7 of 9 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

3

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

  • Writing+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Time Management

Only in Correspondence Clerks

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation

Only in Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring
  • Coordination