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)

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

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Comparison table

MetricInsurance Sales AgentsEligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
National median salary$62,280$54,210
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment479,100154,800
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone43
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, PersuasionSpeaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Writing
Related careersCredit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management AnalystsOffice Clerks, General, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

12 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination
  • Negotiation
  • Time Management

Only in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring

Only in Insurance Sales Agents

  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics