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
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$82,890
Dental Hygienists3.03.0$98,100
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders3.03.1$41,330
Sailors and Marine Oilers3.03.0$51,520
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance3.02.9$50,340
Commercial and Industrial Designers3.04.0$83,910
Dental Laboratory Technicians3.03.0$49,610
Desktop Publishers3.03.0$55,290
Wind Energy Engineers3.03.8$122,930
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.03.4$59,320
Data Warehousing Specialists3.03.3$139,500
Animal Breeders3.02.8$51,130
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3.03.0$96,710
Police Identification and Records Officers3.03.0$93,790
Chemical Plant and System Operators3.03.0$78,120
Forest and Conservation Workers3.02.8$43,680
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians3.03.0$102,040
Log Graders and Scalers3.02.8$46,330
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers3.03.1$79,920
Solar Energy Installation Managers3.03.3$79,920
Boilermakers3.03.0$76,410
Carpenters3.02.9$60,580
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary3.03.1$42,910
Fish and Game Wardens3.03.4$74,060
Biomass Plant Technicians3.03.0$102,040
Power Distributors and Dispatchers3.03.0$106,730
Phlebotomists3.03.0$45,230
Upholsterers3.02.9$46,340
Teaching Assistants, Special Education3.02.8—
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians3.03.1$63,800
Solar Photovoltaic Installers3.03.0$53,140
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term3.02.9$41,670
Tool and Die Makers3.03.1$64,050
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.03.0$58,160
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.02.9$57,430
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.03.0$50,140
Avionics Technicians3.03.1$82,280
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.03.0$74,090
Animal Control Workers2.92.9$45,660
Weatherization Installers and Technicians2.92.9—
Helpers--Electricians2.92.3$42,670
Gas Plant Operators2.93.0$87,820
Customer Service Representatives2.92.9$44,770
Pharmacy Aides2.92.5$37,680
Nursing Assistants2.92.8$42,260
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas2.93.0$67,890
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers2.92.9$49,100
Personal Care Aides2.92.8—
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals2.92.4$36,670
Home Health Aides2.93.0—

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