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)
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Career B (or your target career)
Insurance Sales Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | Insurance Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,230 | $62,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 214,260 | 479,100 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Bill and Account Collectors | Credit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
10 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
2
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
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Time Management—
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
Only in Insurance Sales Agents
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
Only in Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving