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)
Travel Agents
Career B (or your target career)
Advertising Sales Agents
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Comparison table
| Metric | Travel Agents | Advertising Sales Agents |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $50,160 | $64,820 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 55,110 | 91,700 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness | Speaking, Persuasion, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation |
| Related careers | Telephone Operators, Real Estate Sales Agents, Customs Brokers, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | Counter and Rental Clerks, Retail Salespersons, Public Relations Managers, Online Merchants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
15 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Persuasion+0.8 level
- Active Listening—
- Negotiation+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Service Orientation—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
Only in Advertising Sales Agents
- Systems Analysis
Only in Travel Agents
- None