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)

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Career B (or your target career)

Logisticians

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Comparison table

Metric	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	Logisticians
National median salary	$59,650	$82,320
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	390,160	251,040
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	2	4
Important skills	Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Active Listening, Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Team Assemblers, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Software Developers, Sales Managers, Recycling Coordinators, Cargo and Freight Agents

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks dashboard Logisticians dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

41%

9 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+0.5 level
Speaking+0.9 level
Active Listening+0.5 level
Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
Monitoring+1.1 level
Coordination+1.3 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
Writing+0.8 level
Time Management+0.3 level

Only in Logisticians

Social Perceptiveness
Judgment and Decision Making
Active Learning
Systems Analysis
Management of Personnel Resources
Persuasion
Negotiation
Service Orientation
Systems Evaluation
Operations Analysis
Instructing
Mathematics
Learning Strategies

Only in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

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