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)
Advertising Sales Agents
Career B (or your target career)
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Advertising Sales Agents | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,820 | $39,390 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 91,700 | 165,220 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Persuasion, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Counter and Rental Clerks, Retail Salespersons, Public Relations Managers, Online Merchants | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Counter and Rental Clerks, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
8 of 8 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
8
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
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- None
Only in Advertising Sales Agents
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
- Active Learning