Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers build judgment and decision making, coordination 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 Retail Salespersons (75%).
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 | Retail Salespersons | 75% | $35,410 | −10% | None |
| 2 | Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 75% | $39,320 | 0% | None |
| 3 | Advertising Sales Agents | 75% | $64,820 | +65% | None |
| 4 | Photographers | 73% | $44,660 | +13% | None |
| 5 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 71% | $97,150 | +147% | None |
| 6 | Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | 71% | $35,790 | −9% | None |
| 7 | Cooks, Private Household | 67% | $47,940 | +22% | None |
| 8 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 66% | $133,660 | +239% | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Costume Attendants | 66% | $50,400 | +28% | None |
| 10 | Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | 66% | $41,380 | +5% | None |
Compared with Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, median $39,390. 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 merchandise displayers and window trimmers (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.
75% skill match · $35,410 · −10% pay
Negotiation · Persuasion · Service Orientation
75% skill match · $39,320 · 0% pay
Persuasion · Troubleshooting · Service Orientation
75% skill match · $64,820 · +65% pay
Negotiation · Persuasion · Social Perceptiveness
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Retail Salespersons (75% skill match, median $35,410), Demonstrators and Product Promoters (75% skill match, median $39,320) and Advertising Sales Agents (75% skill match, median $64,820), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than merchandise displayers and window trimmers at the median. The biggest increases: Advertising and Promotions Managers (+239%, $133,660), Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (+147%, $97,150) and Producers and Directors (+129%, $90,360).
22 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.