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)

Customs and Border Protection Officers

Career B (or your target career)

Compliance Managers

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Comparison table

Metric	Customs and Border Protection Officers	Compliance Managers
National median salary	$76,210	$141,900
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	670,520	622,190
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	3	4
Important skills	Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness	Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Writing
Related careers	Police Identification and Records Officers, Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts, Transportation Inspectors, Compliance Managers	Retail Loss Prevention Specialists, Financial Risk Specialists, Information Security Analysts, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Customs and Border Protection Officers dashboard Compliance Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

79%

15 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Critical Thinking+0.4 level
Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
Active Listening+0.1 level
Writing+0.4 level
Speaking+0.1 level
Coordination+0.4 level
Monitoring+0.9 level
Active Learning+0.8 level
Persuasion+0.6 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.2 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
Negotiation+0.1 level
Time Management—
Service Orientation—

Only in Compliance Managers

Instructing
Learning Strategies
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation

Only in Customs and Border Protection Officers

None