Driver/Sales Workers build service orientation, social perceptiveness 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 Couriers and Messengers (89%).
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 | Couriers and Messengers | 89% | $39,200 | +1% | None |
| 2 | Parking Attendants | 83% | $35,150 | −9% | None |
| 3 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 82% | $37,330 | −4% | None |
| 4 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | 82% | $60,550 | +56% | None |
| 5 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 82% | $45,260 | +17% | None |
| 6 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 81% | $41,300 | +7% | None |
| 7 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 78% | $37,080 | −4% | None |
| 8 | Postal Service Clerks | 76% | $62,130 | +60% | None |
| 9 | Butchers and Meat Cutters | 74% | $40,140 | +4% | None |
| 10 | Cargo and Freight Agents | 73% | $52,260 | +35% | None |
Compared with Driver/Sales Workers, median $38,770. 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 driver/sales workers (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.
89% skill match · $39,200 · +1% pay
Operations Analysis · Time Management
83% skill match · $35,150 · −9% pay
Instructing · Service Orientation · Equipment Selection
82% skill match · $37,330 · −4% pay
Programming · Management of Material Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Couriers and Messengers (89% skill match, median $39,200), Parking Attendants (83% skill match, median $35,150) and Stockers and Order Fillers (82% skill match, median $37,330), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than driver/sales workers at the median. The biggest increases: Postal Service Clerks (+60%, $62,130), Postal Service Mail Carriers (+56%, $60,550) and Cargo and Freight Agents (+35%, $52,260).
25 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.