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)
Real Estate Sales Agents
Career B (or your target career)
Sales Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Real Estate Sales Agents | Sales Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $52,830 | $148,270 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 193,370 | 637,080 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Negotiation, Service Orientation, Persuasion | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion |
| Related careers | Credit Counselors, Brokerage Clerks, New Accounts Clerks, Loan Interviewers and Clerks | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
73%
16 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Negotiation—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Monitoring+1.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Persuasion—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
- Mathematics—
Only in Sales Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Real Estate Sales Agents
- None