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)

Search Marketing Strategists

Career B (or your target career)

Online Merchants

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Comparison table

MetricSearch Marketing StrategistsOnline Merchants
National median salary$78,760$83,050
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment899,5801,087,090
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsComplex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Learning, Active ListeningReading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Service Orientation
Related careersDocument Management Specialists, Management Analysts, Computer Programmers, Sales ManagersOrder Clerks, Retail Salespersons, Counter and Rental Clerks, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

13 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

5

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+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Coordination
  • Complex Problem Solving

Only in Online Merchants

  • Mathematics

Only in Search Marketing Strategists

  • Active Learning
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Time Management
  • Instructing