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)
Tax Preparers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Loan Officers | Tax Preparers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,690 | $54,920 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 274,330 | 76,480 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Speaking |
| Related careers | Tax Preparers, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Loan Interviewers and Clerks, Paralegals and Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
91%
10 of 11 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Time Management—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Mathematics—
- Service Orientation—
Only in Tax Preparers
- Monitoring
Only in Loan Officers
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving