Negotiation Skills and Careers

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.1.d

Occupations reporting Negotiation

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Histotechnologists2.52.6
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians2.52.0
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers2.52.8$96,590
Medical Dosimetrists2.52.5$147,470
Environmental Economists2.52.8$124,720
Medical Records Specialists2.52.4$51,140
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.6$79,940
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists2.52.6$122,570
Occupational Therapy Aides2.52.3$39,160
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers2.52.8$101,920
Dental Assistants2.52.4$48,070
Medical Assistants2.52.4$45,690
Photonics Engineers2.52.6$122,930
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists2.52.8$130,220
Atmospheric and Space Scientists2.52.8$99,070
Web and Digital Interface Designers2.52.6$104,000
Transportation Inspectors2.52.4$92,100
Firefighters2.52.6$59,280
Police Identification and Records Officers2.53.0$93,790
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.6$98,700
School Bus Monitors2.52.1$35,100
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.52.0$37,450
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.5$100,310
Biologists2.52.5$98,920
Gas Plant Operators2.52.5$87,820
Computer and Information Research Scientists2.52.6$140,300
Animal Trainers2.52.3$39,990
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers2.52.1$32,910
Biochemists and Biophysicists2.52.3$127,410
Computer Systems Analysts2.52.5$105,850
Manicurists and Pedicurists2.52.1$35,760
Tax Preparers2.52.5$54,920
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists2.52.3$78,350
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.5$80,340
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.52.6$66,120
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.52.8$64,950
Tellers2.52.1$43,030
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians2.52.6$82,890
Electrical and Electronics Drafters2.52.9$76,870
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping2.52.1$46,380
Desktop Publishers2.52.8$55,290
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers2.52.6$62,750
Carpenters2.52.5$60,580
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles2.52.3$56,460
Network and Computer Systems Administrators2.42.8$99,130
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance2.42.3$97,150
Parking Attendants2.42.0$35,150
Nuclear Medicine Technologists2.42.4$101,370
Cashiers2.42.0$32,880
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists2.42.4

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