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)
Driver/Sales Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Cargo and Freight Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Driver/Sales Workers | Cargo and Freight Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,770 | $52,260 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 409,180 | 97,670 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Time Management | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Negotiation |
| Related careers | Retail Salespersons, Parking Attendants, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products, Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
8 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
0
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
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Cargo and Freight Agents
- Negotiation
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Coordination
Only in Driver/Sales Workers
- None