Customs Brokers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Brokerage Clerks (91%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brokerage Clerks | 91% | $65,750 | — | None |
| 2 | Freight Forwarders | 87% | $52,260Pay for the broader BLS group “Cargo and Freight Agents” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 85% | $107,230 | — | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Procurement Clerks | 85% | $50,580 | — | None |
| 5 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 81% | $50,020 | — | None |
| 6 | Purchasing Managers | 80% | $148,080 | — | Bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Customs and Border Protection Officers | 80% | $76,210Pay for the broader BLS group “Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Tax Preparers | 80% | $54,920 | — | None |
| 9 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 80% | $62,370 | — | None |
| 10 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 79% | $78,660 | — | Bachelor's degree |
Compared with Customs Brokers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as customs brokers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $65,750
Operations Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Programming
87% skill match · $52,260 (broader BLS group)
Operations Monitoring · Coordination · Equipment Selection
85% skill match · $107,230
Quality Control Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Management of Material Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Brokerage Clerks (91% skill match, median $65,750), Freight Forwarders (87% skill match, median $52,260) and Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (85% skill match, median $107,230), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than customs brokers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
19 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.