Reading Comprehension Skills and Careers

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.1.a

Occupations reporting Reading Comprehension

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education3.63.6—
Credit Analysts3.64.0$83,510
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate3.63.8—
Endoscopy Technicians3.64.0$48,430
Online Merchants3.63.8$83,050
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators3.63.8—
Medical Appliance Technicians3.63.8$48,030
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers3.63.6$63,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers3.63.6$58,940
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel3.63.6$69,990
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.63.9—
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.63.6$104,920
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.64.1$74,310
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators3.63.9$69,770
Power Distributors and Dispatchers3.63.6$106,730
Funeral Home Managers3.63.9$78,790
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.64.1$87,520
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.64.0$79,860
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.64.3$171,270
Solar Energy Installation Managers3.63.8$79,920
Transportation Inspectors3.63.6$92,100
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.63.8$48,590
Teaching Assistants, Special Education3.63.5—
Nuclear Technicians3.63.6$110,240
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term3.63.8$41,670
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians3.63.8$47,380
Advertising Sales Agents3.63.9$64,820
Parts Salespersons3.63.1$38,630
Medical Records Specialists3.63.3$51,140
Fashion Designers3.63.8$80,960
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.53.6$59,320
Photonics Technicians3.53.8$78,350
Histotechnologists3.53.8—
Gambling Managers3.53.9$93,220
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.53.8$74,450
Order Clerks3.53.5$46,170
Choreographers3.53.4$55,310
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks3.53.5$49,230
Recycling Coordinators3.53.5—
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers3.53.8$63,890
Music Directors and Composers3.53.5$73,710
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.54.0$101,370
New Accounts Clerks3.53.6$47,670
Remote Sensing Technicians3.54.1$62,280
Biofuels Processing Technicians3.53.8$62,470
Paramedics3.53.6$60,600
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners3.53.9$72,420
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents3.53.8$78,660
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants3.53.1$45,930
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks3.53.1$44,390

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