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)
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Cargo and Freight Agents | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $52,260 | $78,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 97,670 | 46,440 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Negotiation | Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management |
| 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 | Highway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
9 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
9
Current-only skills
3
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
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Time Management+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Writing—
Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Active Learning
- Persuasion
- Quality Control Analysis
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Cargo and Freight Agents
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness