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)
Retail Salespersons
Career B (or your target career)
Advertising Sales Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Retail Salespersons | Advertising Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,410 | $64,820 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,897,860 | 91,700 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Persuasion, Speaking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Negotiation | Speaking, Persuasion, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation |
| Related careers | Procurement Clerks, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Managers, Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products | Counter and Rental Clerks, Retail Salespersons, Public Relations Managers, Online Merchants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
81%
13 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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+0.9 level
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Negotiation+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Service Orientation—
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Coordination—
Only in Advertising Sales Agents
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
Only in Retail Salespersons
- None