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)

Procurement Clerks

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Comparison table

Metric	Supply Chain Managers	Procurement Clerks
National median salary	$107,230	$50,580
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	221,180	55,810
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone	4	2
Important skills	Monitoring, Coordination, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension	Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
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	Postal Service Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Brokerage Clerks, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Supply Chain Managers dashboard Procurement Clerks dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

14 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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—
Speaking—
Active Listening—
Critical Thinking—
Monitoring—
Writing—
Social Perceptiveness—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Complex Problem Solving—
Active Learning—
Service Orientation—
Coordination—
Time Management—
Mathematics—

Only in Procurement Clerks

None

Only in Supply Chain Managers

Systems Evaluation
Management of Material Resources
Negotiation
Systems Analysis
Persuasion
Management of Personnel Resources
Instructing
Learning Strategies