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
Actors	3.9	3.8	—
Nannies	3.9	3.0	$34,980
Set and Exhibit Designers	3.9	3.9	$75,240
Nanosystems Engineers	3.9	3.9	$122,930
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	3.9	4.0	$64,400
Clinical Nurse Specialists	3.9	4.1	$97,550
Floral Designers	3.9	3.3	$37,360
Fashion Designers	3.9	3.9	$80,960
Robotics Engineers	3.9	4.0	$122,930
Special Effects Artists and Animators	3.9	3.9	$102,030
Sustainability Specialists	3.9	4.0	$83,050
Petroleum Engineers	3.9	4.0	$144,910
Opticians, Dispensing	3.9	4.0	$47,260
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	3.9	3.4	—
Biomass Power Plant Managers	3.9	3.9	$126,060
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3.9	3.9	$58,430
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	3.9	4.0	$106,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators	3.9	3.9	$51,440
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.9	4.0	$59,920
Curators	3.9	4.3	$63,420
Archivists	3.9	4.0	$64,550
Mechanical Engineers	3.9	4.0	$104,110
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.9	4.0	$74,260
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	3.9	4.0	$78,210
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	3.9	3.6	—
Manufacturing Engineers	3.9	4.1	$102,440
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	3.9	3.9	$48,590
Validation Engineers	3.9	4.0	$102,440
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	3.9	3.1	$38,140
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	3.9	4.0	$115,160
Quality Control Systems Managers	3.9	4.1	$126,060
Electrical Engineers	3.9	4.1	$120,630
Computer Hardware Engineers	3.9	3.9	$161,740
Logistics Analysts	3.9	4.0	$82,320
Water/Wastewater Engineers	3.9	4.0	$100,840
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	3.9	4.0	$79,520
Logisticians	3.9	4.1	$82,320
Industrial Production Managers	3.9	4.0	$126,060
Aerospace Engineers	3.9	4.0	$134,960
Geodetic Surveyors	3.9	4.0	$75,440
Dental Assistants	3.9	3.4	$48,070
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	3.9	4.4	$99,280
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.9	4.4	$96,980
Clinical Data Managers	3.9	3.9	$120,230
Food Service Managers	3.9	3.5	$69,390
Medical Assistants	3.9	3.9	$45,690
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	3.9	4.0	$62,890
Business Intelligence Analysts	3.9	4.0	$120,230
Statisticians	3.9	4.0	$105,650
Biostatisticians	3.9	4.3	$105,650

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