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)
Insurance Underwriters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Loan Officers | Insurance Underwriters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,690 | $81,370 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 274,330 | 105,420 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking |
| Related careers | Tax Preparers, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, Financial Managers, Accountants and Auditors, Financial Examiners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
83%
10 of 12 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
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Insurance Underwriters
- Monitoring
- Coordination
Only in Loan Officers
- Mathematics
- Time Management