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)
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Career B (or your target career)
Art Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | Art Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $39,390 | $114,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 165,220 | 53,070 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Counter and Rental Clerks, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers, Film and Video Editors, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, Video Game Designers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
38%
8 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
13
Current-only skills
0
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
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.7 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
Only in Art Directors
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Analysis
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- None