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
Gambling Cage Workers3.03.0$37,580
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers3.02.8$41,380
Retail Salespersons3.03.1$35,410
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service3.02.9$38,630
Telephone Operators3.02.9$41,740
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3.03.9$48,520
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals3.02.8$36,670
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders3.03.0$41,330
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service3.02.6$39,280
Pest Control Workers3.03.0$45,250
Animal Caretakers3.02.9$35,360
Glaziers3.02.9$57,080
Forest and Conservation Workers3.02.9$43,680
Gambling Dealers3.02.6$34,320
Solar Photovoltaic Installers3.03.0$53,140
Motion Picture Projectionists3.03.0$38,270
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators3.02.8$58,470
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders3.02.5$46,460
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.03.0$49,450
Weatherization Installers and Technicians3.03.0—
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.03.0$58,160
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.03.0$57,430
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers3.03.3$49,100
Stockers and Order Fillers3.02.9$37,330
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers3.03.0$56,210
Crane and Tower Operators3.03.0$68,080
Bartenders3.03.0$34,340
Dental Hygienists3.03.4$98,100
Couriers and Messengers3.02.9$39,200
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio3.03.4—
Boilermakers3.03.0$76,410
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians3.02.9$56,550
Motorcycle Mechanics3.03.0$48,580
Bicycle Repairers3.03.0$42,780
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians3.03.0$52,000
Mechanical Door Repairers3.02.9$55,720
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.03.1$74,340
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials3.03.1$40,710
Maintenance Workers, Machinery3.03.0$60,850
Millwrights3.03.0$65,700
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.03.0$95,320
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers3.03.0$74,330
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers3.03.1$39,390
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners3.03.0$46,420
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.03.1$49,590
Cooks, Private Household3.03.0$47,940
Embalmers3.03.4$58,780
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers3.03.0$51,320
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators3.03.1$55,490
Driver/Sales Workers3.03.0$38,770

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