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.

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	4.1	4.8	$300,080
Allergists and Immunologists	4.1	4.0	$265,930
Intelligence Analysts	4.1	4.1	$93,790
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	4.1	4.0	$76,210
Urologists	4.1	4.6	$265,930
Genetic Counselors	4.1	4.0	$100,040
Travel Agents	4.1	4.0	$50,160
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	4.1	4.0	$50,020
General Internal Medicine Physicians	4.1	4.3	$256,560
Epidemiologists	4.1	4.8	$87,220
Audiologists	4.1	4.5	$95,780
Nurse Midwives	4.1	4.1	$134,040
Veterinarians	4.1	4.3	$130,100
Nurse Practitioners	4.1	4.9	$132,300
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	4.1	4.8	$292,910
Optometrists	4.1	4.3	$136,570
Public Relations Specialists	4.1	4.1	$74,750
Occupational Therapists	4.1	4.0	$100,330
Marketing Managers	4.1	4.1	$166,790
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.1	4.0	$66,270
Speech-Language Pathologists	4.1	4.1	$97,870
Pediatricians, General	4.1	4.4	$210,040
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.1	4.6	$75,350
Management Analysts	4.1	4.1	$101,860
Lodging Managers	4.1	4.0	$69,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.1	4.8	$76,590
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.1	4.0	$60,280
Health Education Specialists	4.1	4.0	$64,070
Political Scientists	4.1	4.6	$142,080
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	4.1	4.4	$80,260
Anthropologists and Archeologists	4.1	4.4	$70,770
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.1	4.3	$46,850
Business Continuity Planners	4.1	4.1	$83,050
Hydroelectric Production Managers	4.1	4.0	$126,060
Physicists	4.1	4.8	$172,250
Security Management Specialists	4.1	3.9	$83,050
Security Managers	4.1	4.0	$106,660
Music Therapists	4.1	4.0	$77,930
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4.1	4.4	$127,410
Sociologists	4.1	4.6	$106,030
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	4.1	4.1	$80,730
Personal Financial Advisors	4.1	4.0	$105,070
Advertising and Promotions Managers	4.1	4.1	$133,660
Urban and Regional Planners	4.1	4.4	$89,320
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	4.1	4.3	$78,580
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	4.0	4.0	$59,300
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	4.0	4.3	$78,000
Investment Fund Managers	4.0	4.1	$166,570
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	4.0	4.0	—
Construction Managers	4.0	4.1	$114,990

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