CDCareer Decision

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
Business Teachers, Postsecondary2.82.8$99,080
Paralegals and Legal Assistants2.82.6$62,890
Home Health Aides2.82.6—
Web Developers2.82.8$92,650
Judicial Law Clerks2.82.9$64,920
Surgical Assistants2.82.6$66,800
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2.83.0$116,580
Butchers and Meat Cutters2.82.8$40,140
Blockchain Engineers2.62.9$116,580
Digital Forensics Analysts2.62.6$116,580
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2.62.1$36,220
Nuclear Technicians2.62.6$110,240
Security Guards2.62.4$38,020
Chemical Technicians2.62.6$60,390
Transportation Security Screeners2.62.5$66,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists2.62.8$70,770
Software Developers2.62.9$135,980
Data Warehousing Specialists2.62.6$139,500
Database Architects2.62.9$139,500
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters2.62.6$61,390
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians2.62.9$47,380
Stonemasons2.62.6$57,390
Paramedics2.62.6$60,600
Industrial Ecologists2.62.6$82,220
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop2.62.5$31,200
Log Graders and Scalers2.62.6$46,330
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians2.62.5$74,310
Materials Scientists2.62.6$117,790
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants2.62.5$48,430
Astronomers2.62.6$128,820
Information Security Analysts2.62.8$129,180
Office Clerks, General2.62.1$45,010
Physicists2.62.8$172,250
Statistical Assistants2.62.6$50,330
Park Naturalists2.62.6$73,010
Skincare Specialists2.62.4$45,330
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2.62.8$59,650
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists2.62.6$95,480
Microbiologists2.62.9$87,990
Radiation Therapists2.62.5$105,310
Podiatrists2.63.0$160,300
Segmental Pavers2.62.6—
Bicycle Repairers2.62.6$42,780
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping2.62.5$50,610
Budget Analysts2.62.8$91,640
Hydrologists2.62.9$96,600
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2.62.8$352,220
Sound Engineering Technicians2.62.6$73,130
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate2.62.9—
Farm Labor Contractors2.62.9$58,460

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