Compare Paralegals and Legal Assistants & Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Paralegals and Legal Assistants $87,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $61,400

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Very Low
Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Medium

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Very Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Medium

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Medium

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Associate's degree

Typical level Of training for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Some college, no degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

7 related certifications

Certification for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

19 related certifications

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