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 Sales Agents

Career B (or your target career)

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

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Comparison table

MetricInsurance Sales AgentsClaims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
National median salary$62,280$78,000
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment479,100324,230
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, PersuasionReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersCredit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management AnalystsCompensation and Benefits Managers, Accountants and Auditors, Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

80%

12 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

3

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
  • Active Listening+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation
  • Time Management

Only in Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Insurance Sales Agents

  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics