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
Marketing Managers3.94.1$166,790
Medical and Health Services Managers3.93.9$123,860
Biologists3.94.8$98,920
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors3.94.0—
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.3$103,170
Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.94.6$98,920
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists3.93.9$76,780
Bioinformatics Scientists3.94.4$98,920
Directors, Religious Activities and Education3.93.9$52,100
Chemical Engineers3.94.8$125,040
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.3$94,980
Microbiologists3.94.5$87,990
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$63,820
Anesthesiologists3.94.0$391,490
Animal Scientists3.94.0$68,940
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$78,760
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses3.94.0$97,550
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$79,350
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.5$96,870
Critical Care Nurses3.94.0$97,550
Physician Assistants3.94.1$135,880
School Psychologists3.94.1$95,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers3.93.9$171,270
Operations Research Analysts3.94.1$88,940
Business Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.4$99,080
Anthropologists and Archeologists3.94.3$70,770
Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.94.0$104,590
History Teachers, Postsecondary3.94.0$83,820
Occupational Therapists3.93.9$100,330
Environmental Compliance Inspectors3.84.1$80,730
Clinical Neuropsychologists3.84.4$110,840
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists3.84.0$62,200
Investment Fund Managers3.83.9$166,570
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers3.83.8$76,910
Environmental Engineers3.84.1$107,110
Chief Executives3.84.5$213,990
Robotics Engineers3.84.5$122,930
Economists3.84.1$124,720
Lawyers3.84.1$159,670
Training and Development Managers3.84.3$133,000
Loss Prevention Managers3.83.8$141,900
Hydrologists3.84.5$96,600
Judicial Law Clerks3.84.1$64,920
Fashion Designers3.83.3$80,960
Health Informatics Specialists3.84.8$105,850
Compliance Managers3.83.9$141,900
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.84.1$79,940
Financial Quantitative Analysts3.83.9$81,100
Compensation and Benefits Managers3.84.0$149,230
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists3.84.3$102,440

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