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)
Bartenders
Career B (or your target career)
Bakers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Bartenders | Bakers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $34,340 | $37,160 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 756,390 | 236,200 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Speaking | Time Management, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Dishwashers, Bakers, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, Cooks, Fast Food | Machine Feeders and Offbearers, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
2 of 3 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
11
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
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
Only in Bakers
- Judgment and Decision Making
Only in Bartenders
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Active Learning
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Instructing
- Complex Problem Solving