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)
Marketing Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Information Technology Project Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Marketing Managers | Information Technology Project Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $166,790 | $116,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 395,240 | 435,370 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion | Critical Thinking, Time Management, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Writing |
| Related careers | Writers and Authors, General and Operations Managers, Logisticians, Project Management Specialists | Solar Energy Installation Managers, Logistics Engineers, Operations Research Analysts, Document Management Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
91%
20 of 22 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+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Speaking—
- Systems Analysis—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Negotiation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Service Orientation—
- Persuasion—
- Instructing—
- Learning Strategies—
Only in Information Technology Project Managers
- Management of Material Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Marketing Managers
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics