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)
Financial and Investment Analysts
Career B (or your target career)
Credit Counselors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Financial and Investment Analysts | Credit Counselors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,740 | $52,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 361,980 | 27,770 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Not recorded | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, Real Estate Brokers | Child, 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