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)
Financial and Investment Analysts
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Managers | Financial and Investment Analysts |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,270 | $102,740 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 637,080 | 361,980 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion | Not recorded |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, Real Estate Brokers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
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0 of 0 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
22
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
- None
Only in Financial and Investment Analysts
- None
Only in Sales Managers
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Negotiation
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Coordination
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Writing
- Service Orientation
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources
- Mathematics