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)
Credit Analysts
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Comparison table
| Metric | Insurance Sales Agents | Credit Analysts |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,280 | $83,510 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 479,100 | 64,390 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion | Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Credit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Tax Preparers, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Budget Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
85%
11 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
3
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
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Learning+0.2 level
- Active Listening—
- Mathematics+1.1 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Time Management—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Credit Analysts
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
Only in Insurance Sales Agents
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Coordination