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
Clinical Nurse Specialists4.04.3$97,550
Special Education Teachers, Middle School4.04.0$66,810
Genetic Counselors4.04.1$100,040
Epidemiologists4.04.8$87,220
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar4.04.1$122,930
Food Scientists and Technologists4.04.1$88,720
Soil and Plant Scientists4.04.5$78,850
Astronomers4.04.9$128,820
Dentists, General4.04.5$170,950
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers3.94.1$115,160
Coaches and Scouts3.94.0$47,320
Survey Researchers3.94.3$69,460
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.93.9$59,300
Media Programming Directors3.93.9$90,360
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products3.93.9—
Construction Managers3.94.0$114,990
Treasurers and Controllers3.94.4$166,570
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists3.94.1$193,950
Instructional Coordinators3.94.1$77,440
Physician Assistants3.94.1$135,880
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.94.0$66,270
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School3.93.9$65,030
Special Education Teachers, Preschool3.94.1$64,830
Directors, Religious Activities and Education3.93.9$52,100
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.94.0$64,370
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$79,350
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$78,760
History Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$83,820
Environmental Economists3.94.0$124,720
Electrical Engineers3.93.9$120,630
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists3.93.9$100,580
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$63,820
Adapted Physical Education Specialists3.94.0$76,580
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$80,250
Aerospace Engineers3.94.1$134,960
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.6$80,340
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts3.94.1$81,100
Social and Community Service Managers3.93.9$80,390
Health Education Specialists3.93.6$64,070
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors3.94.0—
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.1$97,590
Business Intelligence Analysts3.94.1$120,230
Anthropologists and Archeologists3.94.3$70,770
Marriage and Family Therapists3.94.1$66,940
Community Health Workers3.93.9$51,850
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.3$94,980
Training and Development Specialists3.93.9$69,280
Marketing Managers3.94.1$166,790
Animal Scientists3.94.0$68,940
Medical and Health Services Managers3.93.9$123,860

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