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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)

Loan Officers

Career B (or your target career)

Insurance Sales Agents

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Comparison table

MetricLoan OfficersInsurance Sales Agents
National median salary$76,690$62,280
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment274,330479,100
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical ThinkingReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion
Related careersTax Preparers, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksCredit Analysts, Financial Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Management Analysts

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

79%

11 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

3

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

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

Only in Insurance Sales Agents

  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Coordination

Only in Loan Officers

  • Complex Problem Solving