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)
Insurance Sales Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Actuaries | Insurance Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $130,000 | $62,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 26,670 | 479,100 |
| 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 | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Business Intelligence Analysts, Statisticians, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Insurance Sales Agents | Credit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
93%
13 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
5
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—
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Mathematics—
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
Only in Insurance Sales Agents
- Persuasion
Only in Actuaries
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Monitoring