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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
Software Developers3.43.9$135,980
Carpenters3.43.1$60,580
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property3.43.6—
Hoist and Winch Operators3.42.4$56,450
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers3.43.1$41,380
Word Processors and Typists3.43.3$49,280
Data Entry Keyers3.43.0$41,340
Personal Care Aides3.43.0—
Freight Forwarders3.43.4$52,260
Surgical Technologists3.33.8$64,650
Chemical Engineers3.34.0$125,040
Mechanical Drafters3.33.6$71,550
Automotive Engineering Technicians3.33.4$74,510
Agricultural Technicians3.33.3$49,630
Library Technicians3.33.1$44,580
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials3.33.0$40,710
Musicians and Singers3.33.3—
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio3.32.9—
Couriers and Messengers3.32.9$39,200
Histotechnologists3.33.4—
Dietetic Technicians3.33.1$37,640
Medical Records Specialists3.33.1$51,140
Medical Equipment Preparers3.33.0$47,700
Phlebotomists3.33.5$45,230
Bailiffs3.33.1$56,600
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators3.33.3$43,370
Transportation Security Screeners3.33.5$66,770
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers3.33.1$63,520
Barbers3.33.0$38,210
Tour Guides and Escorts3.33.1—
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors3.33.0$47,160
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks3.33.8$50,670
Gambling Cage Workers3.33.1$37,580
Library Assistants, Clerical3.33.0$36,910
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks3.33.5$49,230
Log Graders and Scalers3.32.9$46,330
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians3.33.3$63,800
Helpers--Electricians3.32.9$42,670
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.33.0$58,620
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.33.1$60,070
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics3.33.0$50,620
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.33.0$44,350
Power Plant Operators3.33.1$102,040
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.33.1$78,620
Biofuels Processing Technicians3.33.4$62,470
Semiconductor Processing Technicians3.32.9$51,430
Parking Attendants3.32.8$35,150
Aircraft Service Attendants3.32.8$40,450
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals3.13.0$36,670

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