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)

Cargo and Freight Agents

Career B (or your target career)

Logisticians

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Comparison table

Metric	Cargo and Freight Agents	Logisticians
National median salary	$52,260	$82,320
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	97,670	251,040
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	2	4
Important skills	Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Negotiation	Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products, Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	Software Developers, Sales Managers, Recycling Coordinators, Cargo and Freight Agents

Cargo and Freight Agents dashboard Logisticians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

55%

12 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Critical Thinking+0.5 level
Speaking+1.0 level
Active Listening+1.1 level
Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
Monitoring+1.5 level
Coordination+1.3 level
Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
Writing+0.8 level
Time Management+0.8 level
Negotiation+0.4 level
Service Orientation+0.4 level

Only in Logisticians

Judgment and Decision Making
Active Learning
Systems Analysis
Management of Personnel Resources
Persuasion
Systems Evaluation
Operations Analysis
Instructing
Mathematics
Learning Strategies

Only in Cargo and Freight Agents

None