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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)

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

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Comparison table

MetricTelemarketersSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
National median salary$35,450$78,660
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment58,430489,570
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsPersuasion, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading ComprehensionActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension
Related careersMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Real Estate Sales Agents, Sales Managers, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBusiness Intelligence Analysts, Insurance Sales Agents, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Telemarketers dashboardSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

44%

8 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

10

Current-only skills

0

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+0.6 level
  • Speaking—
  • Persuasion—
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation+0.5 level
  • Negotiation+0.6 level

Only in Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Time Management
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Telemarketers

  • None