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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)

Sales Managers

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Comparison table

MetricMerchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersSales Managers
National median salary$39,390$148,270
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment165,220637,080
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading ComprehensionSpeaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion
Related careersSales 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 WorkersFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

36%

8 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

14

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
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
  • Time Management+1.1 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level

Only in Sales Managers

  • Negotiation
  • Monitoring
  • Persuasion
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Instructing
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Writing
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics

Only in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

  • None