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)

Insurance Sales Agents

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Comparison table

MetricCredit CounselorsInsurance Sales Agents
National median salary$52,230$62,280
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment27,770479,100
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem SolvingReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion
Related careersChild, Family, and School Social Workers, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksCredit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

14 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

4

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
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Persuasion+0.3 level
  • Writing
  • Time Management
  • Service Orientation
  • Negotiation+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination

Only in Insurance Sales Agents

  • None

Only in Credit Counselors

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Monitoring