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)

Order Clerks

Career B (or your target career)

Driver/Sales Workers

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Comparison table

MetricOrder ClerksDriver/Sales Workers
National median salary$46,170$38,770
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment75,200409,180
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, MonitoringActive Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Time Management
Related careersCorrespondence Clerks, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Purchasing Managers, Driver/Sales WorkersRetail Salespersons, Parking Attendants, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

6 of 8 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

7

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
  • Service Orientation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness

Only in Driver/Sales Workers

  • Time Management
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Order Clerks

  • Writing
  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion