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
Bill and Account Collectors2.92.8$47,030
Gambling Cage Workers2.92.4$37,580
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks2.92.9$58,260
Tellers2.92.9$43,030
Dental Assistants2.92.6$48,070
Customer Service Representatives2.93.0$44,770
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio2.92.3—
Couriers and Messengers2.92.0$39,200
Postal Service Clerks2.92.1$62,130
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators2.92.1$58,470
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2.92.9$59,650
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2.92.8$45,260
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping2.92.9$46,380
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants2.92.3$45,930
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2.92.6$39,280
Nursing Assistants2.92.5$42,260
Personal Care Aides2.92.6—
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2.92.9$58,870
Logging Equipment Operators2.92.5$49,740
Brickmasons and Blockmasons2.92.1$62,120
Carpet Installers2.92.5$50,340
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers2.92.3$76,170
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators2.92.5$53,340
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2.92.6$59,850
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2.92.5$58,930
Glaziers2.92.3$57,080
Insulation Workers, Mechanical2.92.5$58,340
Pipelayers2.92.4$49,000
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers2.92.8$58,970
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters2.92.4$47,550
Helpers--Carpenters2.92.1$43,780
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters2.92.1$42,360
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians2.92.9$45,570
Fence Erectors2.92.9$47,980
Highway Maintenance Workers2.92.6$50,260
Actors2.92.9—
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas2.92.6$60,190
Driver/Sales Workers2.92.8$38,770
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles2.92.9$48,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2.92.8$58,640
Automotive Body and Related Repairers2.92.8$54,890
Bus Drivers, School2.92.5$47,920
Rail Car Repairers2.92.8$67,530
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics2.92.8$47,880
Mechanical Door Repairers2.92.6$55,720
Craft Artists2.93.0$46,080
Teaching Assistants, Special Education2.92.5—
Library Technicians2.92.5$44,580
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers2.92.6$47,450
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers2.92.4$51,320

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