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)
Actuaries
Career B (or your target career)
Compensation and Benefits Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Actuaries | Compensation and Benefits Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $130,000 | $149,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 26,670 | 22,940 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Business Intelligence Analysts, Statisticians, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Insurance Sales Agents | Chief Executives, Administrative Services Managers, Social and Community Service Managers, Compliance Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
77%
17 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
1
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—
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Negotiation—
- Mathematics—
Only in Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Instructing
Only in Actuaries
- Operations Analysis