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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)

Financial Examiners

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Comparison table

MetricFinancial and Investment AnalystsFinancial Examiners
National median salary$102,740$94,160
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment361,98067,830
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsNot recordedCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Writing
Related careersSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, Real Estate BrokersSecurity Managers, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

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 Financial Examiners

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

Only in Financial and Investment Analysts

  • None