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)

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Career B (or your target career)

Logisticians

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Comparison table

Metric	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	Logisticians
National median salary	$96,660	$82,320
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	13,810	251,040
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	2	4
Important skills	Speaking, Coordination, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension	Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Office Clerks, General, Customer Service Representatives, Management Analysts, Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	Software Developers, Sales Managers, Recycling Coordinators, Cargo and Freight Agents

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents dashboard Logisticians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

86%

19 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Critical Thinking+0.2 level
Speaking—
Active Listening+0.7 level
Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
Monitoring+1.0 level
Coordination+0.8 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
Active Learning+0.4 level
Systems Analysis+0.9 level
Writing—
Time Management—
Management of Personnel Resources+0.3 level
Persuasion+0.1 level
Negotiation+0.3 level
Service Orientation+0.3 level
Instructing—
Learning Strategies+0.3 level

Only in Logisticians

Systems Evaluation
Operations Analysis
Mathematics

Only in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

None