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)
Supply Chain Managers
Career B (or your target career)
Marketing Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Supply Chain Managers | Marketing Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $107,230 | $166,790 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 221,180 | 395,240 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Coordination, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, Marketing Managers, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | Writers and Authors, General and Operations Managers, Logisticians, Project Management Specialists |
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
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Mathematics—
- Service Orientation—
- Instructing+0.3 level
Only in Marketing Managers
- Operations Analysis
Only in Supply Chain Managers
- Management of Material Resources