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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)

Logistics Analysts

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Comparison table

MetricProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksLogistics Analysts
National median salary$59,650$82,320
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment390,160251,040
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Active Listening, Critical ThinkingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Systems Analysis
Related careersLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Team Assemblers, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceBusiness Continuity Planners, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Data Warehousing Specialists, Computer Systems Analysts
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks dashboardLogistics Analysts dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

53%

9 of 17 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

  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Writing+1.0 level
  • Time Management—
  • Coordination+0.1 level

Only in Logistics Analysts

  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation

Only in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

  • None