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.

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Pharmacists	3.6	3.9	$140,910
Industrial Ecologists	3.6	4.0	$82,220
Chemists	3.6	4.3	$91,240
Public Relations Managers	3.6	3.5	$146,910
Computer Systems Analysts	3.6	4.0	$105,850
Intelligence Analysts	3.6	4.0	$93,790
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.6	4.4	$84,290
Spa Managers	3.6	3.9	$69,770
Financial Examiners	3.6	4.1	$94,160
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3.6	3.6	$107,230
Credit Analysts	3.6	3.6	$83,510
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	3.6	4.1	$109,270
Tutors	3.6	3.5	$43,350
Security Managers	3.6	3.6	$106,660
Photonics Engineers	3.6	5.0	$122,930
Hydroelectric Production Managers	3.6	3.6	$126,060
Fuel Cell Engineers	3.6	4.0	$104,110
Manufacturing Engineers	3.6	4.5	$102,440
Commercial Pilots	3.6	4.0	$123,220
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	3.6	3.4	—
General and Operations Managers	3.6	3.8	$105,770
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.6	4.1	$75,870
Statistical Assistants	3.6	3.8	$50,330
Industrial Production Managers	3.6	4.0	$126,060
Art Therapists	3.6	3.9	$77,930
Quality Control Systems Managers	3.6	4.1	$126,060
Clinical Data Managers	3.6	4.0	$120,230
Data Scientists	3.6	4.4	$120,230
Blockchain Engineers	3.5	3.6	$116,580
Biological Technicians	3.5	3.9	$57,510
Video Game Designers	3.5	3.6	$104,000
Web Developers	3.5	3.6	$92,650
Software Developers	3.5	3.6	$135,980
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	3.5	3.5	$82,890
Database Administrators	3.5	4.1	$104,620
Environmental Restoration Planners	3.5	4.0	$82,220
Computer and Information Research Scientists	3.5	4.9	$140,300
Chiropractors	3.5	3.9	$79,200
Regulatory Affairs Managers	3.5	3.8	$141,900
Financial Managers	3.5	4.0	$166,570
Curators	3.5	4.1	$63,420
Microsystems Engineers	3.5	3.9	$122,930
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	3.5	4.1	$106,220
Natural Sciences Managers	3.5	4.8	$167,220
Mechanical Engineers	3.5	4.3	$104,110
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	3.5	4.0	$112,230
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	3.5	3.3	$61,540
Project Management Specialists	3.5	3.6	$102,320
Geothermal Production Managers	3.5	3.3	$126,060
Gambling Managers	3.5	3.6	$93,220

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