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)
Writers and Authors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Marketing Managers | Writers and Authors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $166,790 | $76,910 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 395,240 | 47,940 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Time Management |
| Related careers | Writers and Authors, General and Operations Managers, Logisticians, Project Management Specialists | Public Relations Managers, Special Effects Artists and Animators, Talent Directors, Media Programming Directors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
11 of 11 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
11
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
- Writing+1.2 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
Only in Writers and Authors
- None
Only in Marketing Managers
- Systems Evaluation
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Negotiation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Service Orientation
- Instructing