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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)

Purchasing Managers

Career B (or your target career)

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

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Comparison table

MetricPurchasing ManagersFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
National median salary$148,080$87,520
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment84,320214,390
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, NegotiationMonitoring, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Coordination
Related careersBusiness Intelligence Analysts, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Administrative Services ManagersSales Managers, Human Resources Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Management Analysts
Purchasing Managers dashboardFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

21 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

2

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

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

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

  • None

Only in Purchasing Managers

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources