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)
New Accounts Clerks
Career B (or your target career)
Credit Counselors
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Comparison table
| Metric | New Accounts Clerks | Credit Counselors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $47,670 | $52,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 36,860 | 27,770 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Billing and Posting Clerks, Insurance Sales Agents, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Office Clerks, General | Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Accountants and Auditors, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
61%
11 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Persuasion+0.7 level
- Monitoring—
- Coordination+0.2 level
Only in Credit Counselors
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Mathematics
- Time Management
Only in New Accounts Clerks
- None