Persuasion Skills and Careers

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

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

Occupations reporting Persuasion

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Archivists2.62.8$64,550
Chemical Technicians2.62.3$60,390
Tax Preparers2.62.6$54,920
Postal Service Clerks2.62.5$62,130
Medical Records Specialists2.62.4$51,140
Manicurists and Pedicurists2.62.1$35,760
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2.62.8$59,650
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants2.62.3$35,670
Self-Enrichment Teachers2.62.9$46,800
Transportation Inspectors2.62.6$92,100
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.63.0$66,120
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers2.62.4$63,520
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers2.62.8$95,320
Audio and Video Technicians2.62.5$58,100
Acupuncturists2.62.8$76,040
Desktop Publishers2.62.9$55,290
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians2.62.9$82,890
Computer User Support Specialists2.62.4$61,860
Office Clerks, General2.62.1$45,010
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians2.63.0$53,350
Computer Programmers2.62.8$100,390
Computer Hardware Engineers2.62.8$161,740
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary2.62.9$80,340
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary2.62.5$123,920
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers2.62.6$62,750
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers2.62.8$61,010
Gambling Dealers2.62.4$34,320
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall2.62.1$49,120
Photonics Engineers2.62.8$122,930
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop2.62.6$31,200
Gem and Diamond Workers2.62.9$52,540
Stonemasons2.62.6$57,390
Geographers2.62.8$102,040
Microbiologists2.62.9$87,990
Power Distributors and Dispatchers2.62.6$106,730
Coroners2.62.8$80,730
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.62.8$79,940
Social Science Research Assistants2.52.5$61,990
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse2.52.3$35,660
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals2.52.0$36,670
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics2.52.4$50,620
Furniture Finishers2.52.0$44,540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators2.52.9$99,130
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers2.52.1$58,650
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers2.52.6$104,300
Brickmasons and Blockmasons2.52.3$62,120
Carpenters2.52.4$60,580
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas2.52.0$58,620
Remote Sensing Technicians2.52.9$62,280
Highway Maintenance Workers2.52.4$50,260

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