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
Health Education Specialists3.13.3$64,070
Facilities Managers3.13.4$106,660
Geneticists3.13.1$98,920
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers3.13.5$55,010
Recreation Workers3.13.1$36,560
Customs and Border Protection Officers3.13.1$76,210
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3.13.0$63,970
Fish and Game Wardens3.13.4$74,060
Bartenders3.13.0$34,340
Water Resource Specialists3.13.5$167,220
Accountants and Auditors3.13.3$83,680
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.13.3$93,530
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.13.0$64,370
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.13.0$58,430
Psychiatric Technicians3.13.1$45,130
Business Continuity Planners3.13.5$83,050
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$77,270
Nuclear Engineers3.13.0$133,970
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists3.13.3$78,760
Naturopathic Physicians3.13.8$115,210
Hearing Aid Specialists3.13.3$65,160
Automotive Engineers3.13.3$104,110
Sustainability Specialists3.13.3$83,050
Paramedics3.13.0$60,600
Training and Development Specialists3.13.4$69,280
Materials Scientists3.13.1$117,790
Manufacturing Engineers3.13.6$102,440
Industrial Production Managers3.13.6$126,060
Pest Control Workers3.13.0$45,250
Investment Fund Managers3.13.5$166,570
Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.13.0$98,920
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers3.13.5$115,160
Audiologists3.13.0$95,780
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$98,070
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers3.13.8$69,990
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$80,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers3.13.8$171,270
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.13.6$90,150
General Internal Medicine Physicians3.13.6$256,560
Critical Care Nurses3.13.6$97,550
Transportation Engineers3.13.6$100,840
Acute Care Nurses3.13.3$97,550
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.13.1$61,560
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$85,020
Aerospace Engineers3.13.3$134,960
Computer and Information Systems Managers3.13.5$175,140
Nurse Anesthetists3.13.1$236,590
Conservation Scientists3.13.1$73,010
Landscape Architects3.13.5$79,870
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval3.13.4$99,280

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