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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)

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Career B (or your target career)

General and Operations Managers

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersGeneral and Operations Managers
National median salary$48,520$105,770
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,121,8003,503,020
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone24
Important skillsActive Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Critical Thinking, MonitoringSpeaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination
Related careersAdministrative Services Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Cashiers, Stockers and Order FillersIndustrial Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Management Analysts
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers dashboardGeneral and Operations Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

91%

20 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Speaking+0.2 level
  • Monitoring+0.2 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Time Management+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Negotiation—
  • Service Orientation—
  • Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.2 level
  • Learning Strategies—
  • Instructing—

Only in General and Operations Managers

  • Management of Material Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

  • None