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
| Metric | Credit Counselors | Insurance Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $52,230 | $62,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 27,770 | 479,100 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | Credit 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