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)
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sales Managers | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $148,270 | $78,660 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 637,080 | 489,570 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Financial and Investment Analysts, Logisticians | Business Intelligence Analysts, Insurance Sales Agents, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
18 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
4
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—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Active Learning—
- Speaking—
- Persuasion—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Writing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
- Service Orientation—
- Management of Financial Resources—
- Mathematics+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Negotiation—
Only in Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
- None
Only in Sales Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies