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)
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Career B (or your target career)
Financial Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | Financial Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,020 | $166,570 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 164,790 | 841,710 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Financial Examiners, Tax Preparers, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Insurance Underwriters | Tellers, Administrative Services Managers, Budget Analysts, Brokerage Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
15 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
1
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+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Monitoring+1.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Mathematics+0.5 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
Only in Financial Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Instructing