Receptionists and Information Clerks build service orientation, social perceptiveness and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (93%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 93% | $47,540 | +25% | None |
| 2 | Office Clerks, General | 93% | $45,010 | +18% | None |
| 3 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 92% | $45,930 | +21% | None |
| 4 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 91% | $38,630 | +2% | None |
| 5 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 85% | $76,590 | +101% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230 | +30% | None |
| 7 | Telephone Operators | 82% | $41,740 | +10% | None |
| 8 | Cashiers | 82% | $32,880 | −13% | None |
| 9 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 81% | $41,300 | +9% | None |
| 10 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 81% | $48,500 | +28% | None |
Compared with Receptionists and Information Clerks, median $38,010. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as receptionists and information clerks (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
93% skill match · $47,540 · +25% pay
Operations Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources · Time Management
93% skill match · $45,010 · +18% pay
Management of Material Resources · Operations Monitoring · Operation and Control
92% skill match · $45,930 · +21% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Operations Analysis · Judgment and Decision Making
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (93% skill match, median $47,540), Office Clerks, General (93% skill match, median $45,010) and Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (92% skill match, median $45,930), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than receptionists and information clerks at the median. The biggest increases: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (+101%, $76,590), Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (+84%, $69,990) and First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (+83%, $69,500).
21 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.