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Active Listening Skills and Careers

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.1.b

Occupations reporting Active Listening

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Accountants and Auditors3.53.6$83,680
Online Merchants3.53.6$83,050
Tellers3.53.6$43,030
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage3.53.9$78,240
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks3.53.6$59,650
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.53.6$171,270
Desktop Publishers3.53.8$55,290
Surveyors3.53.9$75,440
Locomotive Engineers3.53.1$81,410
Waiters and Waitresses3.52.5$35,230
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance3.53.3$97,150
Occupational Therapy Aides3.53.6$39,160
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists3.53.3$42,540
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters3.53.1$78,000
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians3.53.3$35,450
Architectural and Civil Drafters3.53.6$66,150
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.43.3$95,320
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers3.43.0$60,600
Self-Enrichment Teachers3.43.3$46,800
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels3.43.4$92,460
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs3.42.9$37,290
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers3.43.0$109,910
Bus Drivers, School3.43.3$47,920
Statistical Assistants3.43.6$50,330
Electricians3.43.1$63,190
Remote Sensing Technicians3.43.8$62,280
Quality Control Analysts3.43.8$62,280
Avionics Technicians3.43.3$82,280
Photonics Technicians3.43.5$78,350
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.43.5$59,320
Baristas3.42.6$31,200
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.43.4$78,190
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators3.43.4$40,610
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.43.4$62,750
Postal Service Clerks3.43.1$62,130
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services3.43.5$48,560
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers3.42.9$45,990
Gambling Dealers3.43.0$34,320
Home Appliance Repairers3.43.1$50,990
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants3.42.8$36,300
File Clerks3.43.0$43,600
Wind Energy Engineers3.43.8$122,930
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles3.43.0$48,420
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.43.0$84,890
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks3.43.3$35,070
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists3.43.5$81,390
Mathematicians3.44.0$126,710
Web and Digital Interface Designers3.43.5$104,000
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.43.0$58,160
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas3.42.9$67,890

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