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
Range Managers	4.0	4.1	$73,010
Astronomers	4.0	4.1	$128,820
Tutors	4.0	4.0	$43,350
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.0	4.0	$83,910
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4.0	4.0	$63,970
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	4.0	4.0	$62,680
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4.0	3.9	$64,370
Microsystems Engineers	4.0	4.3	$122,930
Water Resource Specialists	4.0	4.0	$167,220
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.0	4.0	$63,820
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	4.0	4.0	$65,030
Nuclear Engineers	4.0	4.3	$133,970
Clinical Research Coordinators	4.0	4.0	$167,220
Transportation Planners	4.0	4.1	$101,110
Chief Sustainability Officers	4.0	4.0	$213,990
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4.0	4.0	$78,760
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4.0	4.3	$75,870
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	4.0	4.1	$122,930
Training and Development Specialists	4.0	4.0	$69,280
Materials Engineers	4.0	4.4	$112,860
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	4.0	3.4	$96,660
Economists	4.0	4.0	$124,720
Natural Sciences Managers	4.0	4.8	$167,220
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	4.0	4.0	$52,100
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	4.0	4.0	$77,270
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4.0	4.0	$72,040
Interior Designers	4.0	4.0	$67,190
Fundraisers	4.0	4.1	$72,550
Healthcare Social Workers	4.0	4.8	$67,880
Industrial Ecologists	4.0	4.0	$82,220
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	4.0	4.4	$102,440
Industrial Engineers	4.0	4.1	$102,440
Emergency Management Directors	4.0	4.1	$93,330
Historians	4.0	4.0	$76,750
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	4.0	4.0	$61,160
Medical and Health Services Managers	4.0	4.1	$123,860
Purchasing Managers	4.0	4.0	$148,080
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	4.0	4.3	$78,760
Financial Examiners	4.0	4.1	$94,160
Geneticists	4.0	4.0	$98,920
Supply Chain Managers	4.0	4.0	$107,230
Sales Managers	4.0	4.0	$148,270
Loan Officers	4.0	4.0	$76,690
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	4.0	4.1	$99,080
Environmental Engineers	4.0	3.9	$107,110
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.0	4.0	$62,370
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.0	4.0	$76,780
Bioinformatics Scientists	4.0	4.5	$98,920
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4.0	4.0	$90,150
Forensic Science Technicians	4.0	4.1	$72,060

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