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)
Economists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Financial and Investment Analysts | Economists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,740 | $124,720 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 361,980 | 17,790 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Not recorded | Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing |
| Related careers | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, Real Estate Brokers | Operations Research Analysts, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Social Science Research Assistants, Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
0%
0 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
19
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 Economists
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
Only in Financial and Investment Analysts
- None