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)
Fashion Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fashion Designers | Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $80,960 | $37,800 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 7,450 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, Sewing Machine Operators, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | Tire Builders, Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, Etchers and Engravers, Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
4 of 4 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
16
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
- Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
Only in Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
- None
Only in Fashion Designers
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Negotiation
- Reading Comprehension
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Writing
- Operations Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis