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
Project Management Specialists3.53.6$102,320
Geothermal Production Managers3.53.3$126,060
Gambling Managers3.53.6$93,220
Logisticians3.53.5$82,320
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors3.53.3$61,540
Labor Relations Specialists3.53.9$95,420
Registered Nurses3.54.1$97,550
Landscape Architects3.53.9$79,870
Bioinformatics Technicians3.53.9$81,490
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators3.53.4$80,730
Digital Forensics Analysts3.43.3$116,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.43.9$90,150
Forensic Science Technicians3.43.9$72,060
Nuclear Technicians3.42.9$110,240
Chemical Technicians3.43.3$60,390
Private Detectives and Investigators3.43.4$51,220
Precision Agriculture Technicians3.43.8$49,630
Web and Digital Interface Designers3.43.4$104,000
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.44.0—
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers3.43.6$89,900
Customs and Border Protection Officers3.43.1$76,210
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel3.43.1$69,990
Wind Energy Development Managers3.44.0$141,900
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists3.44.0$122,570
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers3.44.0$101,920
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators3.43.5$69,770
Midwives3.43.6$65,790
Computer and Information Systems Managers3.43.9$175,140
Public Relations Specialists3.43.8$74,750
Paramedics3.43.6$60,600
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3.43.3$64,400
Chefs and Head Cooks3.43.8$62,470
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.43.8$66,120
Media Technical Directors/Managers3.43.6$90,360
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.44.0$77,270
Orthoptists3.43.9$115,210
Advertising and Promotions Managers3.44.1$133,660
Archivists3.43.4$64,550
Automotive Engineers3.44.5$104,110
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists3.43.8$78,210
Clinical Research Coordinators3.44.0$167,220
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.43.6—
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.43.1$61,160
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School3.43.9$74,260
Fundraising Managers3.43.6$125,470
Geodetic Surveyors3.44.1$75,440
Recreational Therapists3.43.3$61,960
Respiratory Therapists3.43.9$82,280
Exercise Physiologists3.43.9$59,460

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