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)
Sales Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Brokerage Clerks
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Managers | Brokerage Clerks |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,270 | $65,750 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 637,080 | 35,940 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians | Procurement Clerks, Management Analysts, Credit Analysts, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
12 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
10
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
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Service Orientation—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Mathematics+0.4 level
- Active Learning—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Brokerage Clerks
- None
Only in Sales Managers
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources