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)

Online Merchants

Career B (or your target career)

Order Clerks

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Comparison table

MetricOnline MerchantsOrder Clerks
National median salary$83,050$46,170
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,087,09075,200
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Service OrientationActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Monitoring
Related careersOrder Clerks, Retail Salespersons, Counter and Rental Clerks, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsCorrespondence Clerks, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Purchasing Managers, Driver/Sales Workers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

92%

12 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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

  • Active Listening
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Service Orientation
  • Writing
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Mathematics
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Persuasion

Only in Order Clerks

  • Active Learning

Only in Online Merchants

  • Negotiation
  • Complex Problem Solving