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 Officers

Career B (or your target career)

Accountants and Auditors

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Comparison table

MetricLoan OfficersAccountants and Auditors
National median salary$76,690$83,680
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment274,3301,449,500
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical ThinkingReading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Writing, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersTax Preparers, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Statistical Assistants, Brokerage Clerks, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

80%

12 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

0

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
  • Writing
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Mathematics+0.3 level
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation
  • Time Management

Only in Accountants and Auditors

  • Monitoring
  • Persuasion
  • Coordination

Only in Loan Officers

  • None