Also called: Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers build management of personnel resources, 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 Sales Managers (90%).
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 | Sales Managers | 90% | $148,270 | +69% | None |
| 2 | General and Operations Managers | 88% | $105,770 | +21% | None |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 85% | $69,500 | −21% | None |
| 4 | Financial Managers | 85% | $166,570 | +90% | None |
| 5 | Purchasing Managers | 83% | $148,080 | +69% | None |
| 6 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 82% | $149,230 | +71% | None |
| 7 | Human Resources Managers | 82% | $149,280 | +71% | None |
| 8 | Administrative Services Managers | 81% | $114,130 | +30% | None |
| 9 | Project Management Specialists | 81% | $102,320 | +17% | None |
| 10 | Human Resources Specialists | 81% | $75,940 | −13% | None |
Compared with First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, median $87,520. 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 first-line supervisors of non-retail 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.
90% skill match · $148,270 · +69% pay
Operations Analysis · Service Orientation · Systems Analysis
88% skill match · $105,770 · +21% pay
Troubleshooting · Operations Analysis · Operations Monitoring
85% skill match · $69,500 · −21% pay
Troubleshooting · Quality Control Analysis · Service Orientation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Sales Managers (90% skill match, median $148,270), General and Operations Managers (88% skill match, median $105,770) and First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (85% skill match, median $69,500), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 15 pay more than first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers at the median. The biggest increases: Marketing Managers (+91%, $166,790), Financial Managers (+90%, $166,570) and Compensation and Benefits Managers (+71%, $149,230).
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.