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
Graphic Designers3.33.3$62,960
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.33.3$93,530
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators3.33.4$55,490
Art Directors3.33.9$114,850
Sustainability Specialists3.33.4$83,050
Physical Therapist Assistants3.33.1$68,380
Water Resource Specialists3.33.8$167,220
Medical Assistants3.33.4$45,690
Histotechnologists3.33.1—
Occupational Therapy Assistants3.33.3$72,300
Correctional Officers and Jailers3.33.1$58,940
Validation Engineers3.33.6$102,440
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education3.33.1$62,680
Industrial Engineers3.33.9$102,440
Fundraisers3.33.5$72,550
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors3.33.6$115,160
Management Analysts3.33.9$101,860
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists3.33.0$42,540
Transportation Engineers3.33.9$100,840
Water/Wastewater Engineers3.34.0$100,840
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling3.33.8$79,520
Civil Engineers3.34.6$100,840
Agricultural Engineers3.33.9$98,590
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.33.8$79,860
Human Resources Specialists3.33.4$75,940
Surveyors3.33.4$75,440
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists3.33.4$81,390
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.33.8$171,270
Cost Estimators3.33.9$78,740
Customs Brokers3.33.5$80,730
Biofuels Production Managers3.33.6$126,060
Rehabilitation Counselors3.33.5$46,850
Social and Human Service Assistants3.33.3$45,930
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers3.33.9$60,280
Psychiatric Aides3.33.0$44,910
Procurement Clerks3.33.6$50,580
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.13.1$61,560
Quality Control Analysts3.13.1$62,280
Dietetic Technicians3.13.1$37,640
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.13.1$101,370
Social Science Research Assistants3.13.6$61,990
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.13.1$95,480
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians3.13.5$116,580
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health3.13.1$55,090
Web Administrators3.13.8$116,580
Pharmacy Technicians3.13.1$45,750
Agricultural Technicians3.13.1$49,630
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3.13.1$104,300
Computer Programmers3.13.3$100,390
Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.13.9$99,130

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