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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)

Investment Fund Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Loan Officers

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Comparison table

MetricInvestment Fund ManagersLoan Officers
National median salary$166,570$76,690
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment841,710274,330
Typical educationMaster's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, SpeakingActive Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Related careersBusiness Intelligence Analysts, Chief Executives, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsTax Preparers, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

92%

11 of 12 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

7

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

  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Time Management
  • Active Learning

Only in Loan Officers

  • Service Orientation

Only in Investment Fund Managers

  • Monitoring
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing