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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)

Financial and Investment Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Credit Counselors

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Comparison table

MetricFinancial and Investment AnalystsCredit Counselors
National median salary$102,740$52,230
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment361,98027,770
Typical educationNot recordedNot recorded
Job zone44
Important skillsNot recordedSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, Real Estate BrokersChild, Family, and School Social Workers, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

0%

0 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

18

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

  • None

Only in Credit Counselors

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Negotiation
  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Coordination

Only in Financial and Investment Analysts

  • None