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)
Word Processors and Typists
Career B (or your target career)
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Word Processors and Typists | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,280 | $55,570 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 35,010 | 156,280 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Monitoring, Speaking | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Time Management |
| Related careers | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Billing and Posting Clerks, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Compliance Officers, Private Detectives and Investigators, File Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
5 of 10 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
Only in Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Time Management
- Service Orientation
- Critical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
Only in Word Processors and Typists
- None