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
Statistical Assistants3.33.0$50,330
Solar Energy Installation Managers3.33.4$79,920
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.33.3$82,890
Editors3.33.4$77,920
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers3.33.4$69,990
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists3.33.4$62,200
Stonemasons3.32.8$57,390
Bailiffs3.33.0$56,600
Choreographers3.33.0$55,310
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials3.33.0$40,710
Electricians3.33.1$63,190
Athletes and Sports Competitors3.32.9$66,710
Correspondence Clerks3.33.0$46,800
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs3.33.3$54,210
Commercial and Industrial Designers3.33.8$83,910
Online Merchants3.33.3$83,050
Real Estate Sales Agents3.33.6$52,830
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists3.33.1$68,270
Museum Technicians and Conservators3.33.3$51,440
Tutors3.33.3$43,350
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents3.33.1$96,660
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers3.33.0$63,890
Precision Agriculture Technicians3.33.5$49,630
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.0$63,820
Customs Brokers3.33.1$80,730
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance3.33.0$97,150
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.6$78,620
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.8$80,340
Electrical Engineers3.33.4$120,630
Human Resources Specialists3.33.5$75,940
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary3.34.0$84,290
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.8$98,070
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.8$97,590
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.32.9$101,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.6$85,020
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists3.32.5$35,790
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.9$94,980
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.5$101,420
Surveyors3.33.1$75,440
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.4$79,940
Clinical Data Managers3.33.6$120,230
Administrative Services Managers3.33.1$114,130
Judicial Law Clerks3.33.6$64,920
Social and Human Service Assistants3.33.3$45,930
Health Education Specialists3.33.1$64,070
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.33.0$48,590
Avionics Technicians3.33.3$82,280
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage3.13.1$78,240
Social Science Research Assistants3.13.1$61,990
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians3.13.0$53,350

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