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)
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
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Comparison table
| Metric | Purchasing Managers | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,080 | $59,650 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 84,320 | 390,160 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| 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 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Team Assemblers, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
9 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
14
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—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Writing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Coordination—
Only in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- None
Only in Purchasing Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Management of Financial Resources
- Active Learning
- Management of Material Resources
- Mathematics
- Systems Evaluation
- Learning Strategies