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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

MetricSales ManagersLogisticians
National median salary$148,270$82,320
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment637,080251,040
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, PersuasionCritical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, LogisticiansSoftware 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