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)
Logistics Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Purchasing Managers | Logistics Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,080 | $82,320 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 84,320 | 251,040 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation | Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making |
| 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 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Mechatronics Engineers, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Cost Estimators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
21 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Mathematics+1.0 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Time Management—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Monitoring—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies—
- Persuasion—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Management of Financial Resources—
- Instructing—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
Only in Logistics Engineers
- Operations Analysis
Only in Purchasing Managers
- Negotiation
- Management of Material Resources