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)

Cashiers

Career B (or your target career)

Billing and Posting Clerks

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Comparison table

MetricCashiersBilling and Posting Clerks
National median salary$32,880$48,500
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment3,089,410404,060
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Not recorded
Job zone22
Important skillsService Orientation, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, Writing, Active Listening
Related careersOffice Clerks, General, New Accounts Clerks, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Billing and Posting ClerksSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, Postal Service Clerks, Procurement Clerks

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

29%

2 of 7 target skills

Target-only skills

5

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Speaking+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.2 level

Only in Billing and Posting Clerks

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics
  • Writing

Only in Cashiers

  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness