Jobs Similar to Online Merchants
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to online merchants, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel and Fundraising Managers.
Online Merchants: $83,050 (broader BLS group) · usual preparation: Bachelor's degree.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Online Merchants) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 81% | $78,660 | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 80% | $69,990 | High school |
| 3 | Fundraising Managers | 79% | $125,470 | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Brokerage Clerks | 79% | $65,750 | Training or associate |
| 5 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 79% | $104,920 | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Project Management SpecialistsSame group | 79% | $102,320 | Bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Sales Managers | 79% | $148,270 | Bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Marketing Managers | 78% | $166,790 | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Advertising Sales Agents | 78% | $64,820 | Training or associate |
| 10 | Purchasing Managers | 78% | $148,080 | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Financial Managers | 78% | $166,570 | Bachelor's degree |
| 12 | General and Operations Managers | 78% | $105,770 | Bachelor's degree |
| 13 | Loan Officers | 78% | $76,690 | Bachelor's degree |
| 14 | Procurement Clerks | 78% | $50,580 | High school |
| 15 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 78% | $133,660 | Bachelor's degree |
| 16 | Travel Agents | 77% | $50,160 | Training or associate |
| 17 | Insurance Underwriters | 77% | $81,370 | Bachelor's degree |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 77% | $87,520 | Bachelor's degree |
| 19 | Real Estate Sales Agents | 77% | $52,830 | High school |
| 20 | Information Technology Project Managers | 77% | $116,580Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
- 1Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
81% similar · $78,660 · Bachelor's degree
- 2Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
80% similar · $69,990 · High school
- 3Fundraising Managers
79% similar · $125,470 · Bachelor's degree
- 4Brokerage Clerks
79% similar · $65,750 · Training or associate
- 5Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
79% similar · $104,920 · Bachelor's degree
- 6Project Management Specialists
79% similar · $102,320 · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 7Sales Managers
79% similar · $148,270 · Bachelor's degree
- 8Marketing Managers
78% similar · $166,790 · Bachelor's degree
- 9Advertising Sales Agents
78% similar · $64,820 · Training or associate
- 10Purchasing Managers
78% similar · $148,080 · Bachelor's degree
- 11Financial Managers
78% similar · $166,570 · Bachelor's degree
- 12General and Operations Managers
78% similar · $105,770 · Bachelor's degree
- 13Loan Officers
78% similar · $76,690 · Bachelor's degree
- 14Procurement Clerks
78% similar · $50,580 · High school
- 15Advertising and Promotions Managers
78% similar · $133,660 · Bachelor's degree
- 16Travel Agents
77% similar · $50,160 · Training or associate
- 17Insurance Underwriters
77% similar · $81,370 · Bachelor's degree
- 18First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
77% similar · $87,520 · Bachelor's degree
- 19Real Estate Sales Agents
77% similar · $52,830 · High school
- 20Information Technology Project Managers
77% similar · $116,580 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel80% similar · High school
- Brokerage Clerks79% similar · Training or associate
- Advertising Sales Agents78% similar · Training or associate
- Procurement Clerks78% similar · High school
- Travel Agents77% similar · Training or associate
- Real Estate Sales Agents77% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for online merchants also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where online merchants is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (81)
- Loan Officers (78)
- Advertising Sales Agents (77)
- Insurance Underwriters (77)
- Accountants and Auditors (76)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (76)
- Media Programming Directors (75)
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (75)
- Real Estate Brokers (75)
- Brokerage Clerks (74)
Questions about jobs like online merchants
What jobs are most similar to online merchants?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (81% similar), Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (80% similar), Fundraising Managers (79% similar), Brokerage Clerks (79% similar) and Sales Representatives (Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products) (79% similar).
Do jobs like online merchants pay more?
None of the 20 most similar careers has a higher BLS median pay than online merchants where a direct comparison is possible.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.