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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 Brokers

Career B (or your target career)

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

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Comparison table

MetricCustoms BrokersSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
National median salary$80,730$78,660
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment417,070489,570
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, WritingActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension
Related careersPostal Service Clerks, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Purchasing Managers, LogisticiansBusiness Intelligence Analysts, Insurance Sales Agents, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Customs Brokers dashboardSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

15 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Active Listening—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Speaking—
  • Persuasion+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Writing—
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.4 level
  • Service Orientation+0.5 level
  • Time Management—
  • Systems Evaluation+0.6 level
  • Negotiation+0.3 level

Only in Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics

Only in Customs Brokers

  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination