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
Curators4.04.6$63,420
Producers and Directors4.04.0$90,360
Pharmacists4.05.0$140,910
Compliance Managers4.04.1$141,900
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists4.04.8$102,440
Fundraisers4.04.0$72,550
Industrial Engineers4.04.5$102,440
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers4.04.0$115,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners4.04.0$61,160
Medical and Health Services Managers4.04.1$123,860
Chemists4.05.0$91,240
Materials Scientists4.04.8$117,790
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health4.04.8$82,220
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors4.04.0$115,160
Environmental Engineers4.04.8$107,110
Marriage and Family Therapists4.04.3$66,940
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer4.04.1$130,220
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.05.1$84,620
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists4.04.8$122,570
Special Education Teachers, Preschool4.04.0$64,830
Environmental Economists4.04.8$124,720
Electrical Engineers4.04.4$120,630
Computer Hardware Engineers4.04.5$161,740
Logistics Analysts4.04.0$82,320
Water/Wastewater Engineers4.04.4$100,840
Transportation Engineers4.04.4$100,840
Logistics Engineers4.04.5$82,320
Sociologists4.04.8$106,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education4.04.0$72,040
Administrative Services Managers4.04.0$114,130
Chemical Engineers4.04.4$125,040
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers4.05.0$109,370
Agricultural Engineers4.04.6$98,590
Transportation Planners4.04.3$101,110
Labor Relations Specialists4.04.3$95,420
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School4.04.3$65,030
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.05.0$96,980
Biological Technicians4.04.6$57,510
Special Education Teachers, Middle School4.04.0$66,810
Geodetic Surveyors4.04.4$75,440
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary4.04.9$84,290
Human Resources Specialists4.04.0$75,940
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists4.04.1$81,390
Social Science Research Assistants4.04.8$61,990
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary4.05.1$103,170
Forensic Science Technicians4.04.1$72,060
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval4.04.6$99,280
Cost Estimators4.04.1$78,740
Quality Control Systems Managers4.04.1$126,060
Customs Brokers4.04.0$80,730

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