Loan Officers build judgment and decision making, complex problem solving and social perceptiveness 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 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (93%).
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 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 93% | $78,660 | +3% | None |
| 2 | Financial Managers | 90% | $166,570 | +117% | None |
| 3 | Real Estate Brokers | 82% | $73,220 | −5% | None |
| 4 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 82% | $78,210 | +2% | None |
| 5 | Brokerage Clerks | 81% | $65,750 | −14% | None |
| 6 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 81% | $78,000 | +2% | None |
| 7 | Fundraising Managers | 80% | $125,470 | +64% | None |
| 8 | Insurance Sales Agents | 80% | $62,280 | −19% | None |
| 9 | Compliance Managers | 80% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 80% | $87,520 | +14% | None |
Compared with Loan Officers, median $76,690. 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 loan officers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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93% skill match · $78,660 · +3% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Systems Evaluation · Systems Analysis
90% skill match · $166,570 · +117% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Management of Personnel Resources · Systems Evaluation
82% skill match · $73,220 · −5% pay
Negotiation · Persuasion · Quality Control Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (93% skill match, median $78,660), Financial Managers (90% skill match, median $166,570) and Real Estate Brokers (82% skill match, median $73,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than loan officers at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+117%, $166,570), Compensation and Benefits Managers (+95%, $149,230) and Human Resources Managers (+95%, $149,280).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Investment Fund Managers.
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.