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)
Freight Forwarders
Career B (or your target career)
Transportation Planners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Freight Forwarders | Transportation Planners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $52,260 | $101,110 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 97,670 | 37,100 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Transportation Planners, Light Truck Drivers, Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products, Logistics Engineers | Hydrologic Technicians, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Industrial Ecologists, Sustainability Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
90%
18 of 20 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
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.7 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.1 level
- Coordination+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Mathematics+1.0 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Service Orientation—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Negotiation—
Only in Transportation Planners
- Operations Analysis
- Learning Strategies
Only in Freight Forwarders
- None