Active Learning Skills and Careers

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.2.b

Occupations reporting Active Learning

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators3.13.1$43,370
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.13.0$58,430
Pest Control Workers3.12.9$45,250
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.13.0$48,590
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance3.13.0$97,150
Travel Guides3.13.0—
Recreation Workers3.13.1$36,560
Travel Agents3.13.1$50,160
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.13.0$104,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products3.13.3$72,080
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs3.13.3$54,210
Public Safety Telecommunicators3.13.0$53,040
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants3.13.1$76,590
Construction and Building Inspectors3.13.1$74,690
Energy Auditors3.13.3$74,690
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers3.13.0$109,910
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.13.1$61,390
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians3.13.3$79,870
Motorcycle Mechanics3.13.1$48,580
Industrial Machinery Mechanics3.13.1$64,520
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.13.1$49,590
Wind Turbine Service Technicians3.13.1$64,120
Geothermal Technicians3.13.0$49,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.13.1$74,450
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.13.0$62,750
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators3.13.1$122,890
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.13.1$78,620
Medical Appliance Technicians3.13.1$48,030
Recycling Coordinators3.13.1—
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators3.13.1—
Flight Attendants3.13.0$63,580
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians3.13.1$35,450
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels3.13.4$92,460
Aviation Inspectors3.13.3$92,100
Opticians, Dispensing3.03.0$47,260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics3.03.1$50,620
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians3.03.1$56,550
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines3.03.0$65,510
Commercial Divers3.03.0$72,990
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians3.03.0$52,000
Mechanical Door Repairers3.02.6$55,720
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers3.03.0$61,010
Traffic Technicians3.03.1$59,090
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.03.0$95,320
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers3.03.1$52,720
Medical Equipment Repairers3.03.0$61,660
Medical Equipment Preparers3.03.0$47,700
Athletes and Sports Competitors3.03.0$66,710
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.03.1$44,080
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers3.03.0$47,810

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.