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)
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Sales Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | Sales Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $48,520 | $148,270 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,121,800 | 637,080 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Administrative Services Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Cashiers, Stockers and Order Fillers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians |
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
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Negotiation+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.7 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Persuasion+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis+1.0 level
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
Only in Sales Managers
- Management of Financial Resources
- Mathematics
Only in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- None