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
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling3.33.6$79,520
Opticians, Dispensing3.33.0$47,260
Wind Energy Development Managers3.33.8$141,900
Healthcare Social Workers3.33.8$67,880
Dermatologists3.33.6$328,730
Physician Assistants3.33.5$135,880
Optometrists3.33.4$136,570
Music Therapists3.33.3$77,930
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks3.33.0$44,390
Neuropsychologists3.33.5$110,840
Credit Counselors3.33.6$52,230
Social and Community Service Managers3.33.8$80,390
Quality Control Systems Managers3.33.5$126,060
Music Directors and Composers3.33.3$73,710
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents3.33.5$96,660
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists3.33.5$62,200
Natural Sciences Managers3.33.8$167,220
Search Marketing Strategists3.33.6$78,760
Project Management Specialists3.33.4$102,320
Logisticians3.33.6$82,320
Instructional Coordinators3.33.4$77,440
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services3.33.3$48,560
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3.33.6$48,520
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.33.6$59,300
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers3.33.3$55,940
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education3.33.1$62,680
Sports Medicine Physicians3.33.9$265,930
Fire Inspectors and Investigators3.33.3$75,920
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers3.34.0$80,730
Pediatricians, General3.33.3$210,040
Orthodontists3.33.3$289,140
Compliance Officers3.33.1$80,730
Media Programming Directors3.33.5$90,360
Hospitalists3.33.6$265,930
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers3.13.5$115,160
Nurse Anesthetists3.13.1$236,590
Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.13.0$98,920
Critical Care Nurses3.13.6$97,550
Audiologists3.13.0$95,780
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.13.1$61,560
Nuclear Engineers3.13.0$133,970
Geneticists3.13.1$98,920
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.13.6$90,150
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers3.13.5$141,900
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists3.13.1$100,330
Urban and Regional Planners3.13.8$89,320
Automotive Engineers3.13.3$104,110
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts3.13.6$81,100
Financial Quantitative Analysts3.13.4$81,100
Funeral Home Managers3.13.5$78,790

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