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)
Procurement Clerks
Career B (or your target career)
Supply Chain Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Procurement Clerks | Supply Chain Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,580 | $107,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 55,810 | 221,180 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Monitoring, Coordination, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Postal Service Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Brokerage Clerks, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Marketing Managers, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
64%
14 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Monitoring+1.1 level
- Coordination+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Mathematics+0.6 level
Only in Supply Chain Managers
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Material Resources
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
Only in Procurement Clerks
- None