Judgment and Decision Making Skills and Careers

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910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.4.e

Occupations reporting Judgment and Decision Making

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Parts Salespersons3.02.9$38,630
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators3.03.0$60,020
Surveying and Mapping Technicians3.03.0$54,240
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers3.02.1$57,020
Medical Assistants3.03.0$45,690
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.02.9$78,190
Insurance Sales Agents3.03.3$62,280
Quality Control Analysts3.03.1$62,280
Brokerage Clerks3.02.9$65,750
Endoscopy Technicians3.02.9$48,430
Audio and Video Technicians3.02.9$58,100
Medical Records Specialists3.02.6$51,140
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks3.02.6$48,700
Model Makers, Wood3.02.8$56,550
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks3.03.3$50,080
Furniture Finishers3.02.8$44,540
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3.03.0$46,680
Forest and Conservation Workers3.02.9$43,680
Upholsterers3.02.9$46,340
Tax Preparers3.03.1$54,920
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers3.02.9$46,350
Massage Therapists3.02.9$58,450
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate3.02.9—
Sheet Metal Workers3.02.9$61,800
Structural Iron and Steel Workers3.02.5$62,780
Dredge Operators3.02.6$49,640
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.03.0$68,120
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks3.02.9$35,070
Crane and Tower Operators3.02.6$68,080
Helpers--Electricians3.02.3$42,670
Mechanical Drafters3.03.0$71,550
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.02.9$50,690
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers3.03.0$61,770
Surgical Technologists3.03.0$64,650
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators3.02.8$40,610
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.03.0$49,450
New Accounts Clerks3.03.0$47,670
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators3.03.0$70,070
Prepress Technicians and Workers3.02.9$48,690
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers3.02.9$49,100
Psychiatric Technicians3.03.0$45,130
Floral Designers3.02.8$37,360
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators3.03.0$55,490
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic3.02.8$63,870
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.02.8$57,430
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping3.03.0$50,610
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles2.92.3$56,460
Retail Salespersons2.92.8$35,410
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers2.92.8$38,150
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers2.92.8$46,170

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