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)
Telemarketers
Career B (or your target career)
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Telemarketers | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,450 | $78,760 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 58,430 | 899,580 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Persuasion, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking |
| Related careers | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Real Estate Sales Agents, Sales Managers, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products, Personal Financial Advisors, Online Merchants, Writers and Authors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
38%
6 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
10
Current-only skills
2
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+1.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
Only in Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Systems Evaluation
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Systems Analysis
Only in Telemarketers
- Service Orientation
- Negotiation