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)
Chief Executives
Career B (or your target career)
Sales Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Chief Executives | Sales Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $213,990 | $148,270 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 204,350 | 637,080 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Management of Financial Resources | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Sales Managers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Financial Examiners, Labor Relations Specialists | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
22 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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—
- Active Listening—
- Negotiation—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Time Management—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
- Instructing—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Writing—
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Learning Strategies—
- Management of Financial Resources—
- Mathematics—
Only in Sales Managers
- None
Only in Chief Executives
- Management of Material Resources
- Operations Analysis