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)

Credit Counselors

Career B (or your target career)

Accountants and Auditors

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Comparison table

MetricCredit CounselorsAccountants and Auditors
National median salary$52,230$83,680
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment27,7701,449,500
Typical educationNot recordedNot recorded
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem SolvingReading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Writing, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersChild, Family, and School Social Workers, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Statistical Assistants, Brokerage Clerks, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

15 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

0

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

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Mathematics+0.3 level
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Service Orientation
  • Persuasion
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Coordination

Only in Accountants and Auditors

  • None

Only in Credit Counselors

  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Negotiation