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)
Logisticians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Managers | Logisticians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,270 | $82,320 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 637,080 | 251,040 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion | Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians | Software Developers, Sales Managers, Recycling Coordinators, Cargo and Freight Agents |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
21 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
1
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
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Systems Analysis—
- Writing—
- Time Management—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Persuasion—
- Negotiation—
- Service Orientation—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Instructing—
- Mathematics+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies—
Only in Logisticians
- Operations Analysis
Only in Sales Managers
- Management of Financial Resources