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, Storage, and Distribution Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Freight Forwarders | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $52,260 | $107,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 97,670 | 221,180 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Transportation Planners, Light Truck Drivers, Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products, Logistics Engineers | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, Management Analysts, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
81%
17 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
1
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Systems Analysis+0.4 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Negotiation+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Persuasion+0.4 level
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
Only in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
- Instructing
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Freight Forwarders
- Mathematics