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)
Purchasing Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Business Intelligence Analysts
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Comparison table
| Metric | Purchasing Managers | Business Intelligence Analysts |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,080 | $120,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 84,320 | 262,440 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation | Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Business Intelligence Analysts, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Administrative Services Managers | Blockchain Engineers, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Financial Quantitative Analysts, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
16 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
0
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Mathematics+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Monitoring—
- Systems Analysis—
- Time Management—
- Learning Strategies—
- Coordination—
- Instructing—
Only in Business Intelligence Analysts
- None
Only in Purchasing Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources