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
| Metric | Insurance Sales Agents | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,280 | $78,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 479,100 | 324,230 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Credit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts | Compensation 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