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)
Funeral Home Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Insurance Sales Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Funeral Home Managers | Insurance Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $78,790 | $62,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,910 | 479,100 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Time Management, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, Rehabilitation Counselors, Insurance Sales Agents, Child, Family, and School Social Workers | Credit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
12 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
4
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+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Persuasion+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Service Orientation—
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Coordination—
Only in Insurance Sales Agents
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
Only in Funeral Home Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Instructing