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)
Couriers and Messengers
Career B (or your target career)
Freight Forwarders
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Comparison table
| Metric | Couriers and Messengers | Freight Forwarders |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $39,200 | $52,260 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 68,640 | 97,670 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Time Management, Speaking, Writing, Service Orientation | Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, Order Clerks, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | Transportation Planners, Light Truck Drivers, Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products, Logistics Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
39%
7 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
11
Current-only skills
0
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
Only in Freight Forwarders
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Negotiation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Mathematics
- Systems Evaluation
- Judgment and Decision Making
Only in Couriers and Messengers
- None