CDCareer Decision

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
Dental Assistants3.93.4$48,070
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.93.9$48,590
Paralegals and Legal Assistants3.94.0$62,890
Business Intelligence Analysts3.94.0$120,230
Statisticians3.94.0$105,650
Biostatisticians3.94.3$105,650
Coroners3.94.0$80,730
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.94.0—
Blockchain Engineers3.83.8$116,580
Bartenders3.83.1$34,340
Forest and Conservation Technicians3.83.8$54,560
Social Science Research Assistants3.84.1$61,990
Document Management Specialists3.83.9$116,580
Web Administrators3.83.9$116,580
Compliance Officers3.83.9$80,730
Pest Control Workers3.83.0$45,250
Precision Agriculture Technicians3.83.9$49,630
Animal Control Workers3.83.3$45,660
Geographers3.84.1$102,040
Computer Programmers3.84.0$100,390
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.83.9$95,480
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.83.8$80,110
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.83.8$101,370
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators3.83.6$69,770
Security Guards3.83.0$38,020
Database Administrators3.83.9$104,620
Cytotechnologists3.83.9—
Cytogenetic Technologists3.83.9—
Wind Energy Development Managers3.83.8$141,900
Dental Hygienists3.84.0$98,100
Computer Network Architects3.83.9$134,050
Chemists3.84.0$91,240
Computer and Information Research Scientists3.84.1$140,300
Information Security Analysts3.83.9$129,180
Computer Systems Analysts3.84.0$105,850
Receptionists and Information Clerks3.83.1$38,010
Radiation Therapists3.83.9$105,310
Financial Quantitative Analysts3.84.0$81,100
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers3.83.5$63,820
Film and Video Editors3.83.8$75,420
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film3.83.3$74,990
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.83.9$74,510
Photographers3.83.6$44,660
Sound Engineering Technicians3.83.5$73,130
Insurance Underwriters3.84.0$81,370
Retail Salespersons3.83.8$35,410
Robotics Technicians3.83.6$73,900
Counter and Rental Clerks3.83.1$41,300
Writers and Authors3.84.0$76,910
Technical Writers3.83.9$90,390

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