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)
Online Merchants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Managers | Online Merchants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,270 | $83,050 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 637,080 | 1,087,090 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians | Order Clerks, Retail Salespersons, Counter and Rental Clerks, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
14 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
8
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Persuasion—
- Writing—
- Service Orientation—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Negotiation—
- Coordination—
- Mathematics—
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Online Merchants
- None
Only in Sales Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Financial Resources